HOWARD COUNTY
RESOURCES
Courthouse -
http://www.co.howard.tx.us/
Located
in downtown Big Spring on Main St. (between 3rd & 4th
streets).
Write to: County Clerk-Howard
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1468
Big Spring, Texas 79721
432-264-2213
Birth
certificates: certified copies@ $23.00
Death certificates: certified
copies@ $ 21.00
Marriage License copies @ $
6.00
Funeral Homes -
Myers & Smith
Funeral Home & Chapel
915-267-8288
301 East 24th Street
Big Spring, TX
79720
[email protected]
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral
Home
915-267-6331; 800-284-2141
906 Gregg Street
Big Spring, TX 79720
[email protected]
Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home
906 South Gregg Street
Big Spring, TX 79720
915-263-1321
Genealogical Society
-
THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF BIG
SPRING
Meets 1st Thursday of the month @7:00pm-Library
500 Main St. , Big
Spring, Texas 79720
Dues: Individual $10.00 per
year
Libraries
Howard
County-Dora Roberts Public Library
500
S. Main St.
Big Spring, TX. 79720
915-264-2260
Reference Desk: 915-264-2262
Fax: 915-264-2263
[email protected]
(email address of Hollis McCright, Director of Library)
Census records, newspapers on microfilm, and an extensive
Genealogy Library.
The Library has the Big Spring Herald on microfilm, from
1901 when it was called The Enterprise. They will
copy obituaries from this microfilm and mail to you if you
can provide exact death date. The obituaries are not
indexed so the date is necessary as otherwise it would take
hours to search through all of the papers.
Provide them with - Name of Deceased
Date of Death
Stamped, Self Addressed Envelope
Fees - Research, $10/hour with a one hour minimum;
50 cents per copy - Research & copy fees must be prepaid.
Texas State Library &
Archives Commission
Howard County Records Available
on Microfilm through LDS -
View List
Local Information
TexasEscapes.com
Big Spring Area
Chamber of Commerce
City of Big Spring
Big Spring Community Development
Website - Includes
A Slide Show of the Area
Museums
Heritage Museum
of Big Spring
Newspapers
Big Spring Herald
710
Scurry St.
Big Spring, Texas 79721
915-263-7331
First issue: Oct. 7, 1904
(includes obits for Big Spring)
Abilene Reporter-News, 100 Cypress Street
Abilene, Texas 79601
Main number: (915) 673-4271 or (800) 588-6397
Fax:
(915) 673-1901
First issue: March 15, 1881
Other Helpful Resources
-
Family History Online
- BYU
History
of the Lone Star State - Texas
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Compilation Copyright 2003-Present
By Linda Blum-Barton
This page was last
updated on -07/15/2019
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