Lipscomb County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties L  Lipscomb County

Guide to Lipscomb County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Lipscomb County Courthouse PO Box 70 Lipscomb, TX 79056 Phone: 806.862.3091 County Clerk Clk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1887, military discharge records from 1919 and naturalization records 1926-1927

Parent County
1876--Lipscomb County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Lipscomb

Populated Places
Booker (partly in Ochiltree County) | Darrouzett | Follett | Higgins | Lipscomb

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaver County, Oklahoma
 * Ellis County, Oklahoma
 * Hemphill
 * Ochiltree
 * Roberts

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Lipscomb County Cemeteries, book by LaVaun Kraft. Iinformation on each of the nine Lipscomb County cemeteries: Heart Cemetery, Kiowa Cemetery, View Point Cemetery, Darrouzett Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Fairmont Cemetery, Lipscomb Cemetery, St. John's Cemetery, and Higgins Cemetery; each section includes information about the origins of the cemetery with deeds and certificates, an index of the persons buried in the cemetery, a list of the information on each of the headstones in the cemetery, and a list of the veterans buried in the cemetery. Digital version online at The Portal To Texas History.
 * Lipscomb County Cemeteries from the TXGenWeb site.

Census

 * 1880 Census for Lipscomb County, census images on line at archive.org; transcription from the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1900 Census for Lipscomb County, census images on line at archive.org; transcription from the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1910 Census for Lipscomb County, census images on line at archive.org; transcription from the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1920 Census for Lipscomb County, census images on line at archive.org; transcription from the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1930 Census for Lipscomb County, census images on line at archive.org; transcription from the TXGenWeb site.

Local Histories

 * A History of Lipscomb County, 1876-1976, by the Lipscomb Historical Survey Committee. Read the book on line at The Portal to Texas History.
 * Lipscomb County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Births
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Lipscomb County Birth Records 1926-1993, selected years from the TXGenWeb site.
 * Lipscomb County Births compiled from World War I Civilian Draft Card Registrations, from the TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriages
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Lipscomb County Marriages 1851-1900 from the TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Deaths
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Lipscomb County Deaths 1964-1998 from the TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Societies and Libraries

 * Wolf Creek Heritage Museum Highway 305 Lipscomb, Texas 79056 806-852-2123

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lipscomb County TXGenWeb site maps, history and other information for Lipscomb county.