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Howard County Resources
Courthouse -
https://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 $23.00
Death certificates: certified $ 21.00
Marriage License copies @ $6.00
Funeral Homes -
Myers & Smith Funeral Home & Chapel
301 East 24th Street
Big Spring, TX 79720
915-267-8288
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home
906 Gregg Street
Big Spring, TX 79720
915-267-6331; 800-284-2141
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
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 -
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Local Information
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
Abilene Reporter-News Online
(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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This page was last updated on -07/15/2019
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