Archer County, Texas Genealogy
Guide to Archer County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | January 22, 1858 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Archer City | ||||||||
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| Address | Archer County Courthouse 112 E Walnut PO Box 458 Archer City, TX 76351 Phone: 940.574.4615 Archer County Website | ||||||||
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas. The County is located in the north-central area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
County Clerk Clerk has birth records from 1880,
m, d, bur, div, pro, ct & land rec[2]
County Clerk
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 427
Acher City 76351
Physical Address
112 E. Walnut
Archer City, Texas 76351
Phone: 940-574-4302
Fax: 940-574-2876
District Clerk
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 815
Archer City 76351
Physical Location
100 S. Center
Archer City, Texas 76351
2nd Floor Courthouse
Phone: 940-574-4615
Email: lrutledge@co.archer.tx.us
Archer County Texas Courthouse
Archer County, Texas Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Marriage | Court | Land | Probate | Census | ||
| 1880 | 1881 | 1903 | 1880 | 1830 | 1875 | 1829 |
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1858--Archer County was created 22 January 1858 from Fannin Land District.
- County seat: Archer City [4]
The county was named for Branch Tanner Archer, commissioner of the Republic of Texas.
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Baylor • Clay • Jack • Throckmorton • Wichita • Wilbarger • Young
Resources[edit | edit source]
African American[edit | edit source]
- 1865 - 1870 Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| FindAGrave | Family History Library | FindAGrave |
| TX Gravestones | WorldCat | Tombstone Project |
| Billion Graves (name) | Cemeteries of TX | |
| USGW Archives | Texas Cemeteries | |
| Billion Graves (cemetery) | Linkpendium | |
| TXGenWeb | FamilySearch Places | |
| See Texas Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Census[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 596 | ||
| 1890 | 2,101 | 252.5% | |
| 1900 | 2,508 | 19.4% | |
| 1910 | 6,525 | 160.2% | |
| 1920 | 5,254 | −19.5% | |
| 1930 | 9,684 | 84.3% | |
| 1940 | 7,599 | −21.5% | |
| 1950 | 6,816 | −10.3% | |
| 1960 | 6,110 | −10.4% | |
| 1970 | 5,759 | −5.7% | |
| 1980 | 7,266 | 26.2% | |
| 1990 | 7,973 | 9.7% | |
| 2000 | 8,854 | 11.0% | |
| 2010 | 9,054 | 2.3% | |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | |||
1900 Census - USGenWeb Archives Project
Church[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death/burial date and place. For general information about Texas denominations, view the Texas Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, have been recorded by the county. You can obtain copies of these land records by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. For more information, see Texas Land and Property.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists microfilm copies of deeds, trust deeds, and mortgages of many counties.
- Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1906 - 1989 Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989 — index and images
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Archer County, Texas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Texas Local Histories.
- History of Archer County
- Historical Markers of Archer County - list with images
- Archer County Surnames - Hidden Ancestors
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Military[edit | edit source]
Mexican-American War[edit | edit source]
- 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861-1865 - Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - Texas, Civil War Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1917-1920 - Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Archer County, Texas Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- TX Newspaper Abstracts (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Archer County, Texas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Online Newspapers
- Archer County News
- Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History
Online Newspaper Abstracts
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- Archer County Obituaries - transcriptions
- Archer County Obituaries - transcriptions
Probate[edit | edit source]
Probate records of Texas, United States Genealogy have been kept by the probate clerk in each county courthouse. You can obtain copies of the records from the clerk's office. In most counties, all information pertaining to a probate case is recorded in the "probate minutes."
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records.
See the Wiki page Texas Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1800 – 1990 Texas Probate Records 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — images
- 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Texas tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Texas Taxation.
- 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at findmypast ($) — index and images
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.
Certified birth and death certificates or birth and death verifications can be ordered online or by mail at the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health. Copies can also be obtained from the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred and are often less expensive.
Marriages records can be obtained from the county the marriage occurred. Only marriage verifications can be obtained from the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health.
See Texas Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Texas.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 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 $
- 1840 - 1981 Texas Births and Christenings 1840-1981 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1903 - 1935 Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
- 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
- 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 (index and images) - Ancestry ($)
- 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1802 - 2010 - Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- Archer County Marriage Records - transcriptions - Hidden Ancestors
- Archer County Marriages - Book 1 - transcriptions
- Archer County Marriages - Book 2 - transcriptions
- Archer County Marriages - Book 3 - transcriptions
- 1837 - 1965 - Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1837 - 1973 - Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
- 1837 - 1977 - Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
- 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1903 - 1973 Texas Deaths and Burials 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1903 - 2000 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
- 1964 - 1998Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 (no images) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- 1977 - 1986 Texas Deaths 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1968 - 2010 Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Archer County Historical Society
PO Box 815
Archer City 76351
TXGenWeb Archer County
Texas State Genealogical Society
Archer Public Library
105 N. Center
Archer City, Texas 76351
940-574-4954
Archer City Public Library
PO Box 1574
105 N. Center
Archer City, TX 76351
(940)574-4954
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Websites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Archer County TXGenWeb. May have name indexes, history and other information.
- FamilySearch Catalog The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
- Cyndi's List - Resources for state and counties.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Archer County, Texas," in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_County,_Texas. accessed 24/07/2019
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Archer County, Texas. Page 658 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Archer County, Texas . Page 658-677 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 655-665.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Archer County, Texas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_County,_Texas, accessed 26 March 2019.
