Oldham County, Texas Records

Oldham County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas.

Oldham County is bordered by Hartley County (north), Moore County (northeast), Potter County (east), Deaf Smith County (south), Quay County, New Mexico (west).

Oldham County Cities and Towns include Adrian, Vega..

A Map of Oldham County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Oldham County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Oldham County Courthouse is located in Vega, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Oldham county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

Some early records  prior to organization on June 12, 1881 may be located in Jack County and Wheeler County

• Oldham County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1881, Land Records from 1881, Probate Records from 1881 and Court Records from 1881. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
• Oldham County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Oldham County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Oldham County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Oldham County, Texas Resources

• Oldham Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Oldham County, Texas Message Boards

Oldham County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Oldham County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Oldham Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Oldham Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Oldham County History
• Oldham County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Oldham Co. TXGenweb
• Oldham County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Oldham County, Texas Military Records