Gaines County was created on August 21, 1876 from the Bexar District but not formally organized until 1905.  The county seat is Seminole.  The county was named for James Gaines, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.            It is a leading producer of crude oil; farming and ranching are the most prominent occupations.          Welcome! Addresses Births Cemeteries Cemetery Photographs Census Churches Clubs & Societies Communities and Towns County Records Deaths Deeds & Land Records Divorces Famous People Funeral Homes Genealogy Health Care Facilities Historical Markers History Land Title Abstracts Landmarks Libraries Lookups Mailing Lists Maps Marriages Military Museums Message Boards Neighboring Counties Newspapers Obituaries Places to Stay Postcards and Letters from the Past Postmasters & Post Offices Queries Remembering - Cremations Research Aids Schools Sheriffs Surnames   Gaines County Archives Texas County Index Texas Counties Map Social Security Death Index TXGenWeb Counties A-Z Texas Historical Commission Texas Death Records Texas State Vital Records The TXGenWeb Project The USGenWeb Project Texas Department of Transportation USGenWeb Archives The WorldGenWeb Project The Texas Tombstone Transcription Project   site search by freefind advanced Submissions of anything related to Gaines County will be very much appreciated.  Historical items about the county and its people, obituaries, records or other information that can be obtained locally will greatly benefit those who are unable to travel to the county.

Many thanks to Jo Ann Clark Fox and Rosanna Urban Parra for their hard work in the past as coordinators for Gaines County.  Ladies, we are your grateful beneficiaries.

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