Starr County, Texas —
Information Updated: Jun 11, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Nueces County.
Established: xx-xxx-1848 |
County Seat: Rio Grande City, Texas
County history
- Starr County is named in honor of James Harper Starr (December 18, 1809 - July 25, 1890) served as a commissioner of the General Land office and later Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas and also as director of the postal service of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
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Starr Courthouse
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GHLL Sutton County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Sutton County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (None found online at the time of this update.)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Sutton County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Sutton County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Starr County Clerk, 401 N. Britton Avenue, Room 201, Rio Grande City, TX 78582.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Jim Hogg County (north), Brooks County (northeast), Hidalgo County (east),
Zapata County (west), Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (south), Guerrero,
Tamaulipas, Mexico (southwest), Ciudad Gustavo DÃaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas,
Mexico (south), Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico (southwest), Ciudad Miguel
Alem"n, Tamaulipas, Mexico, (southwest).
Starr County - The Handbook of Texas Online
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Stephens County, Texas —
Information Updated: Aug 27, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Bosque County (named Buchanan County until 1861).
Established: xx-xxx-1858 |
County Seat: Breckenridge, Texas
County history
- Stephens County is named in honor of Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 - March 4, 1883), an American politician from Georgia. He was the only Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He also served as a U.S. Representative from Georgia (both before the Civil War and after Reconstruction) and as the 50th Governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883.
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Stephens Courthouse
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GHLL Stephens County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Stephens County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
Stephens County Historical Association 
201 North Harding
Breckenridge, TX 76024
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- US/TXGenWeb site - Stephens County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Stephens County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Stephens County Clerk, Courthouse, Breckenridge, TX 76024.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Census Information:
1880 Census (I) and (T) - Federal Census, Stephens County (Index: 8 pages / Text: 24 pages /
Notes: 1 page).
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Sutton County, Texas —
Information Updated: Jun 11, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Crockett County.
Established: xx-xxx-1887 |
County Seat: Sonora, Texas
County history
- Sutton County is named in honor of John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War.
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Sutton Courthouse
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GHLL Sutton County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Sutton County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
Sutton County Historical Society
307 East Oak Street, P.O. Box 885
Sonora, TX 76950-2647
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- US/TXGenWeb site - Sutton County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Sutton County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Sutton County Clerk, 300 E. Oak Suite 3, P.O. Box 481, Sonora, TX 76950-0481.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Swisher County, Texas —
Information Updated: Jun 11, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Bexar and Young Counties.
Established: xx-xxx-1876 |
County Seat: Tulia, Texas
County history
- Swisher County is named in honor of James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution.
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Swisher Courthouse
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GHLL Swisher County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Swisher County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (None found online at the time of this update.)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Swisher County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Swisher County Genealogy & History
- Swisher County Vital Records - Swisher County Clerk, Courthouse, 119 South Maxwell, Tulia, TX 79088-2245.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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