Pecos County Courthouse - Circa 1900

Pecos County Courthouse - 1939
Ft. Stockton, Texas

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

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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

VITALS
Cemeteries	Birth Records Birth (Draft Registration) 1917-1918 Births, 1926-1995	Obits
Marriage Records Marriages, 1966-2005	site search by freefind advanced	Land Surveys Land Survey Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas
Census Records	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 Originating in Pecos County	School Yearbooks 1928 Fort Stockton Panther Yearbook
Pecos County Physicians Need Photos	Postcards for Pecos County	Newspaper Articles Pecos County Folks
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 talks 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	Historical Markers	Neighbors Neighboring Counties
	Geographic Features Information about Pecos County
QUERIES & ARCHIVES
Archives Pecos County Table of Contents	Queries Old Queries from 1996 thru 2002	Pecos County Message Board Join or search our Message Board!
MISCELLANEOUS
Bibliography Historical, Genealogical, Archives & Recordings	Volunteers/Lookups We need your help!	Water Carnival Miss Fort Stockton Winners, 1936-2007
Landmarks & Vanished Communities Pecos County		Frank Hamer, Texas Ranger Once a wrangler in Sheffield

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