Hello and welcome!
Hi, my name is
Renita Marshall, the county coordinator, and I would like to welcome you to the Briscoe
County TXGenWeb Project. I'm very glad you stopped by and hope that you find
this website useful for your genealogical research. I'm always in the need of
help in getting data on-line. If you'd be interested in helping, please let
me know. I am not able to help with specific research questions, but should
you have any questions or comments regarding the Briscoe County Genealogy Project,
please e-mail me.
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One last note, please know that I do not live in Briscoe County and can not do personal look-ups. Look-up Requests can be made to individuals who have volunteered, check them out under Lookups.
Brief History of Briscoe County
Briscoe
County was originally part of the Bexar District in 1876 (Bexar was part of
the Old Mexican Municipality until 1836) and Briscoe County was organized in
1892. The county is named after a Texas Revolutionary soldier, Andrew
Briscoe. Briscoe is bordered on the west by Swisher County, north by Armstrong
County, east by Hall County and south by Floyd and Motley counties. The
county seat is Silverton.
Briscoe County was a thriving county
with merchants and businessman flooding into the county, as well as, agriculture
being a prime trade. The biggest cash crop in 1930 was cotton, which
started out as being an experimental crop in the area. Before the first
World War, cotton, sorghum and wheat were planted in the county and the first
gin was built in 1912. To read more about the history of Briscoe County,
please checkout Briscoe
County History.
In Briscoe County, make sure you visit
the
Caprock Canyons State Park in Quitaque with over 15,000 acres to explore.
There is a trailway for nature hikes, as well as, a Rail-to-Trail conversion.
On the trail you can hike, bike and ride horses and taking in the beautiful
scenic areas that you can't see in the city. Along the trailway, families
can camp, fish, swim, boat (no-wake lake), drive through the countryside, and
go on guided tours. To venture on horseback you have two options:
guided tour or unguided tour with rental of horses - make sure you make reservations
at least one day in advance to sign up for rentals.
For a list of events in Caprock Canyons State Park, please visit their website. The Caprock Canyons State Park photo was submitted by Phil Barefield.
Source: The Handbook of Texas Online, 2004 Feb 13.
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TXGenWeb County of the Month
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Towns in Briscoe County
| Antelope Flats | Gasoline | Kinder | Quitaque | Rock Creek | Silverton | Whiteley | Whitney |
Our Neighbors
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Randall County
| Armstrong County
| Donley County
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Swisher County
| Briscoe County |
Hall County |
| Hale County
| Floyd County
| Motley County
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