This county is in need of a coordinator. If you can spare a couple of hours a month, please contact Carla Clifton to adopt this or another orphan county in TXGenWeb.

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Andrews County Courthouse, TxGenWeb
Andrews County Courthouse
Andrews County needs a coordinator; if you're interested, please contact me.

Hello! My name is Carla Clifton and I'm a temporary coordinator for TXGenWeb. I don't live in Andrews County but I might be able to answer general questions about genealogy and help with specific issues for this website. I also collect information for the site.

Andrews County is part of the western region of Texas and is located next to the southeastern border of New Mexico. It was created in 1876 when the 15th Legislature of Texas created 54 counties in the Panhandle and South Plains. It was named for Richard Andrews, one of the first men to die in the war for Texas independence in 1835. Prior to 1890, the county was inhabited primarily by some ranchers, military personnel and natives - Anasazi, Apache and Comanche. By 1900 the population had reached 975 (mostly farmers and ranchers) with two communities - Shafter Lake and Andrews. Andrews became the county seat through an election held on July 16, 1910.