Andrews County, TXGenWeb Site

Welcome to the Andrews County genealogy pages, part of the TXGenWeb and USGenWeb projects. 

Tami Ramsey is the County Coordinator for this site.

Andrews County History 

Andrews County was formed from Bexar County on August 21, 1876 when the 15th Legislature of Texas created 54 counties in the Panhandle and South Plains. It was named for Richard Andrews, the first man to die in the war for Texas independence in 1835. The towns of Andrews County (past and present) are Andrews, Baird Lake, Fasken, Florey, Frankel City, and Shafter Lake.

WHERE TO START

Click here to POST and READ QUERIES for Andrews County, TX

 

Mailing List for Andrews County, Texas

Andrews County, TX on Genforum

 Another page on Andrews County, Texas

Andrews Co Court House
PO Box 727
Andrews, TX 79714-0727
915-524-1426

Vital Records for Andrews County, Texas

Calendar for Andrews County, Texas


 ACCOMODATIONS

Click for Andrews, Texas Forecast

Hotels & Motels for Andrews County, Texas

 

BIOGRAPHIES

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Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database

Kenny Lee BOYKIN

 Clarence and Ada VAUGHAN


 BIRTHS

Andrews County Births

1917-1995

 

 BLACK HISTORY

 

 Freedmen's Bureau Records - Texas

An Off site Link

 The History of Juneteenth


 BOOKS

 Andrews County History 1876-1978, Index

   

 BUSINESSES

 

 

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 CEMETERIES

 

  Andrews Old Cemetery

 

 

 

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Political Graveyard for Andrews County, TX 
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 Shafter Lake Cemetery


 CENSUS

 Electronic census spreadsheets

An Off Site Link

1840 Census of Pensioners - Military

 1880 Census

An Offlink Site

1900 Census Images for Andrews County, Texas

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1910 Census Images for Andrews County, Texas

An Offlink Site

 Year 2000 Census Quick Facts for Andrews County


 CHURCHES

 

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Churches of Andrews County, Texas

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Mennonite Religion in Andrews County

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COURT DOCUMENTS

 Andrews County Archives

(Wills, Deeds, Marriages, etc.)

Postmasters & Post Offices of Andrews County, Texas 

County Clerk
215 N.W. 1st Street
Andrews, TX 79714
(915) 524-1427

 

 Federal Land Patents Database

 

 DEATHS

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 Funeral Homes in Andrews County, Texas

Search Texas Death Records 1964 thru 1998

Death Index for Andrews County, Texas 1964-1998


 DEEDS

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Andrews County Texas Land Survey Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas 

   

 EDUCATION/SCHOOLS

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Schools in Andrews County Texas

   

 FAMILY PAGES

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BOOE Family

COMBS Family

 KELTON Family

KNIGHT Family 

 

 WYCHE Family


 HISTORY

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Historical Markers of Andrews County, Texas

 Texas State Library & Archives

Texas Beyond History

Texas Beyond History offers a wealth of geographically based information on the 13,500-year-long cultural heritage of Texas

The McArdle Notebooks


Henry McArdle's battle paintings, Dawn at the Alamo and The Battle of San Jacinto, have become Texas icons. The painstaking detail
of the paintings was reflected in exhaustive research. McArdle's notebooks are packed with letters, notes, and photographs documenting the paintings
and the events they depict.

 Texas Treasures- Online Early Texas Documents

History of Andrews, TX

The Handbook of Texas Online History for Andrews County

 

Southwestern Historical Quarterly

An Off site Link
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly is the oldest scholarly journal in Texas, continuously published since 1897. The Quarterly brings the latest and most authoritative research in Texas history to a wide audience of history lovers and scholars

Library

 Andrews County Records
Available on Microfilm from
University of Texas

Digital Library Projects at the University of Texas

 Andrews County Library


 LINKS

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Andrews County Government

Andrews County Chamber of Commerce

 USGenWeb Texas Archived Records

 Andrews County Archives Table Of Contents

   

LOOK-UPS

 

Look-ups for Andrews County

   

MARRIAGES

Andrews County Marriages 1966-2001 

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 Andrews County, Texas Divorces 1968 - 2001

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 MAPS

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Andrews County 1895 Map

 1917 Map of Texas

Texas Department of Transportation Andrews County Maps

Interactive Map of all Texas Counties 

 Texas Land Grant Database

 U.S. Census Maps 1790-1930


 MISC.

Haunted Places in Andrews County 

   

 MILITARY

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 Confederate Pensions Search for Texas

Confederate Indigent Families Lists (1863-1865)


Andrews County Texas World War II Casualties

Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935

INDEX TO MILITARY ROLLS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS 1835-1845

Military Conflicts & Wars

List of Camps, Fort and Posts in Texas

Texas Civil War Map of Battles

 

 NEWSPAPERS

 

Andrews County News

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Andrews County Newspaper Transcriptions

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 NATIVE AMERICAN

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The Indians of Texas

   

OBITUARIES

 

 Texas Obituaries

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 ORGANIZATIONS

Genealogy Society
1008 NW 9th
Andrews, TX 79714
915-523-4547

 Andrews Lodge No. 1024, AF&AM

D.A.R. Andrews Chapter
1008 NW 9th
Andrews, TX 79714
523-4547


 PHOTOGRAPHS

     

 PLACES

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C Ranch - AKA Chicago Ranch

City of Andrews

Fasken

Florey

Frankel City

Mustang Draw  

 The Sand Hills of West Texas

 Shafter Lake

 Andrews County, Texas - Index of Landmarks & Vanished Communities


 TAXES

     

 

 GENEALOGY HELPERS

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 Geographic Nameserver

Put in a city name and find out what county it is in

 USGenWeb Archive Search Engine, State-by-State

 American Memory Collections

 Biographical Dictionary of The United States Congress, 1799 to Present

 Birthdate Calculator

Calculates birthdate from tombstone, death certificate or obituary and age at death

Texas Department of Health

 Search the LDS website

 The Handbook of Texas Online

 Search the DAR Library Catalog

 Where to Write for Vital Statistics

 Create a timeline of History

 Common Nicknames

 US Newspapers Link

The Association for Gravestone Studies 

 Deciphering Old Handwriting

 CENSUS

A list of questions asked on each census

 Colonial America

 National Archives Administration

 Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

 Inflation Calculator  Adjusts for inflation, any $ amount, from the year 1800 through 1997

 

USA White Pages & Yellow Pages


 

 Shortcuts to our Neighbors

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Gaines County

Dawson County

 Winkler County

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Ector County

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©2002-2004 published by Tami Ramsey for personal use only, they may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the contributor.

Unfortunately I do not live in Andrews County and because of time constraints I cannot answer any genealogy questions, but please contact me if you have any comments or material to add to the webpage.

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