Pecos County Courthouse - Circa 1900

 
Pecos County Courthouse - 1939
Ft. Stockton, Texas

 
Pecos County Courthouse - Ft. Stockton, Texas - Present Day

Welcome to Pecos County, Texas!

Located in southwest Texas, Pecos County is the second largest county in the state,
covering over 4,700 square miles. Created on 3 May, 1871, and began operation in 1875.

 The county seat is located in Fort Stockton. With a population of 7,846, Fort Stockton is the largest town in Pecos County.
Other communities include Bakersfield, Coyanosa, Iraan, Imperial, Sheffield, and Girvin. 

Featured Photograph

Dr. W H Moore of Fort Stockton dated 1919

The photograph was taken on the Scharbauer Ranch. 
My grandfather, John Martin Billings was Scharbauer Ranch Foreman for about 14 years, during the very early 1900s.
  Three of my maternal aunts were born on the ranch. - courtesy Terri Wilhelm

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VITALS
Cemeteries East Hill - Old Fort - Imperial Restland - Sheffield Memory Garden Girvin	Birth Records Birth (Draft Registration) 1917-1918 Births, 1926-1995	Obits An on-going process
Marriage Records Marriages, 1966-2005		Land Surveys Land Survey Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas
Census Records JPEGs 1860 Presidio 1870 Presidio 1880 Pct 1���� 1880 Pct 2 1880 Pct 3���� 1880 Pct 4 1880 Mortality 1890 Veteran's Schedule text� 1900 Pct 1���� 1900 Pct 6	�  � Divorce Records Divorces, 1968-2005	Death Records   1967-2000
PHOTOS
100+ Photos  Share and identify old photographs	Pioneers Is your family listed here? If not, they should be!	Pioneer Club Organized in 1933 1947 Pioneer Club Recipe Book
Pecos County Sheriffs Tenure of Office - With Pictures!	Branding Irons Originated in Pecos County	School Yearbooks 1928 Fort Stockton Panther Yearbook
Pecos County Physicians Need Photos	Postcards Pecos County	Newspaper Articles Pecos County Folks
Wanted Photos of Pecos County Communities   ���
MILITARY
Confederate Pensions Twelve Applications	War Casualties WWII, Korean, Vietnam	Military Pacific Air School, Class of 43-A Pacific Air School, Class of 43-F
WWI Memorial Names listed	WWII Memorial Names listed	Korean and Vietnam Memorial Names listed
Gibbs Field Site of Pacific Air School Training	�Seeing Double Betty Marie and Mary Gipson	�Slave Narratives William Davis tells a little about Fort Stockton
��1860 Military Listed from census	1870 Military Listed from census	1880 Military Listed from census��
LOCAL INFO
Fort Stockton Historical Soc. Address and information	Addresses Courthouse, Clerk, Judge, etc	Libraries & Museums Fort Stockton, Iraan, etc...
Places To Stay Hotel/Motel	Newspapers Fort Stockton, Iraan & More	Maps Regional and County maps 1895 map
Churches Local Churches	Non-Genealogical Addresses, etc	Neighbors Neighboring Counties
��Historical Markers Lots of Info & Photos	�  �Histories      Families	Geographic Features Information about Pecos County�
QUERIES & ARCHIVES
Pecos County Table Of Contents Archives	Queries Old Queries from 1996 thru 2002	Pecos County Rootsweb Message Board Join or search our Message Board!�
Pecos County Mailing List	Mailing Lists Search for a Mailing List Search ALL Mailing Lists	USGenWeb's Search Engine ��
MISCELLANEOUS
Bibliography Historical, Genealogical, Archives & Recordings	Volunteers We need your help!	Water Carnival Miss Fort Stockton Winners 1936-2007
Interesting Links Links about Pecos County	Genealogies Online�	Frank Hamer, Texas Ranger Once a wrangler in Sheffield
Landmarks & Vanished Communities Pecos County		Calendar Add your Family Reunions!

 

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