Welcome to the TXGenWeb Project site for genealogical research in
Concho County, Texas


Concho County in central Texas straddles the northern edge of theEdwards Plateau. The county derives its name from the Concho (or "Shell") River, which in turn was named for the large number of mussels found there.

Through the 1800s, Paleo-Indians lived in the county and left behind archaeological remains of a burned-rock midden.Athabascan-speaking Indians associated with the prehorse Plains culture live in this part of Texas. Later native inhabitants include Jumano, Tonkawa, Comanche and Lipan Apache.

The Texas Legislature formed Concho County from Bexar County in 1858.

In 1874, Ranald S. Mackenzie led a campaign to drive out remaining native peoples and established the Mackenzie Trail. The county seat was formally established and named Paint Rock after the nearby pictographs. Railroads came to the county first in 1910.
Archives
USGenWeb® free searchable records for Concho County here.
Includes births, deaths, cemeteries, military records and more

Bibliography
Available books for research on Concho County

Cemeteries
List of local cemeteries and transcriptions when available

Churches

Census
1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950 are the available census years for Concho County. The links are available free at FamilySearch.org. Free registration is required. Census records are also available on other paid genealogy sites.

Local Information
Libraries, courthouse, and more

Lookups
Volunteers willing to search for your relatives in resources to which they have access. Volunteers needed!
Maps
Concho County maps

Neighboring Counties
Obituaries

Photos

Records
Births, Deaths, Marriages

Schools
List of schools, students from 1917-1939

 Towns in Concho County include Concho, Eden, Eola, Lightner, Lowake, Millersview, Paint Rock, Pasche, and Vick.  

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If you have family history, stories, books, wills, marriages, births, deaths, obits, old photos or other information about Concho County,
please send me an email and allow me to add the information to this site. I am a volunteer on this project and appreciate your kindness.

Many thanks to Faye Elder for maintaining the site for 22 years as the previous County Coordinator.


This site is associated with the TXGenWeb Project and The USGenWeb Project®.
In memory of
Tamara Stevens
TXGenWeb County Coordinator
for Concho, Knox, McCulloch and Sutton counties from 2003-2021

Last updated 4 Sept 2023
Website maintained by Donna Goehring Seago, Concho County Coordinator

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