Potter County, Texas Records

Potter County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Robert Potter (1800–1842), secretary of the navy for the Republic of Texas, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence .

Potter County is bordered by Moore County (north), Carson County (east), Randall County (south), Oldham County (west).

Potter County Cities and Towns include Amarillo, Bishop Hills..

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

Potter County, Texas Courthouse Records

Potter County, Texas Courthouse
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Potter County, TX Courthouse

The Potter County Courthouse is located in Amarillo, 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 Potter 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 August 30, 1887 may be located in Jack County, Wheeler County and Oldham County

  • Potter County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1887, Land Records from 1887, Probate Records from 1887 and Court Records from 1889. 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.
  • Potter County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Potter County, Texas Census Records

Potter County, Texas Vital Records

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