County Contacts

Childress Chamber of Commerce
 315 Commerce St.
Childress TX 79201
 940-937-2567

Childress County Courthouse
County Clerk
100 Avenue E NW
Childress, TX. 79201
940-937-6143

Childress County Genealogical Society
c/o Childress Public Library
117 Ave B NE
Childress TX 79201

Childress Public Library
117 Ave B NE
Childress TX 79201
940-937-8421
(Hours: M-F 1-5; Sat.10-12 Noon)

Childress County Heritage Museum
210 Third St. NW
Childress TX 79201
940-937-2261
(Hours: 9-5 M-F)

The Childress Index
P.O. Box 1210
Childress TX 79201
940-937-2525
(Newspaper est.July 1888)

Johnson Funeral Home
307 Ave C NW
Childress TX 79201
940-937-3646

Lookup Volunteers 

 

 

 

 

has "The Childress County Story" and "They Followed the Rails" as well as a listing of Childress County cemeteries and other extensive resources. 

will do lookups from the 1830 Texas Registry by Mexico.

will do lookups from; "Memorial and Biographical History Matter of the Lone Star State". Published by The Forrister History Company, 1912. It has over 300 biographical sketches of Texans. If you would like to know if an ancestor is mentioned e-mail Neill.

I have access to Texas Death Certificates from 1903-1976 for $5-$7.
  www.txdeathcertificate.com