Briscoe County is based in the state of Texas. The county was founded in 1876 and organized in 1892. It is named for Andrew Briscoe, a soldier during the Texas Revolution. A census in 2021 established that Briscoe County had a total of 1,403 inhabitants. Its county seat is Silverton.
Briscoe County Arrest Records
There were 0 violent crimes and 9 property crimes in the county in 2021. Records for arrests can be obtained at:
Briscoe County Courthouse
Wayne Nance, County Judge
415 Main Street
P.O. Box 153
Silverton, TX 79257
Phone: (806) 823-2131
Fax: (806) 823-2359
bcludge@midplains.coop
Briscoe County Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff: Garrett Davis
415 Main Street
P.O. Box 70
Silverton, TX 79257
Phone: (806) 823-2135
Fax: (806) 823-2141
bsd@midplains.coop
Briscoe County Criminal Records
In Briscoe County, as with any county across America, Police are required to keep an up-to-date
registry of all sex-offenders residing under their jurisdiction. Any offender living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in the area will be in the registry. The general public also have access to this list. Neighboring offenders can be looked up by citizens by utilizing the search tools online. All they have to do is offer the zip code of their home, or an area they would like to search, and all offenders will be listed and/or marked. Residents can even use the tools to look for a particular offender.
Briscoe County Court Records
In Briscoe County, the Briscoe County Courthouse is answerable for all civil, family, and criminal cases. These records can be looked at via:
Briscoe County Courthouse
415 Main St
Silverton, TX 79257
Phone: (806) 823-2131
Note - Official or certified documents can only be delivered via mail.
Briscoe County Public Records
All Briscoe County documents are handled by the Briscoe County Courthouse. The vital details in question pertain to residents' essential life events. The vital files in question can refer to someone's marriage, divorce, birth, death, and much more. The life event details may include birth, death, and marriage certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, divorce documents, plus more.
The public may request access to these documents, as is their right. These address and phone number are useful to gain access to the records:
Briscoe County Clerk: Amy Fuston
P. O. Box 555
415 Main St.
Silverton, TX 79257-0375
Phone: (806) 823-2134
Fax: (806) 823-2076
Email: coclerk@co.briscoe.tx.us
Note - The office opens between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST and somebody usually has to put the application in writing and present a photocopy of some form of photo ID, for example a driver’s license or state ID.
Each first birth certificate replicate costs $23.00. The first death certificate duplicate costs $21.00.
