Hemphill County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hemphill County

Guide to Hemphill County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Hemphill County Courthouse PO Box 867 Canadian, TX 79014-0867 Phone: 806.323.6212 County Clerk has birth records from 1876, death records from 1910, marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1887

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

1887--Hemphill County was attached to Wheeler County for administrative purposes until 1887. At that time, Canadian became the county seat.

Boundary Changes
1930 -- The US Supreme Court relocated the 100th meridian about 3700 feet to the east. This moved the eastern border of the Texas Panhandle. Hemphill County gained area that was once in Oklahoma.

Ghost Towns &amp; Former Communities
Clear Creek (Hogtown) | Dreyfoos | Gageby | Gem | Mendota | Midway | Zybach

Populated Places
Canadian | Cataline | Glazier

Neighboring Counties
Ellis County, Oklahoma •  Gray  •  Lipscomb  •  Ochiltree  •  Roberts  •  Roger Mills County, Oklahoma  •  Wheeler

Local Histories

 * Cowmen and Ladies: A History of Hemphill County, 1977 by Sallie B. Harris.
 * Hemphill County History from The Handbook of Texas Online
 * Canadian, Texas History from canadiantx.org.

Maps



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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Hemphill County Hist. & Genealogical Society Rt 2 Canadian 79014

Web Sites

 * Canadian, Texas Chamber of Commerce and EDC website
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county