The US state of Texas is the location of a range of counties, including our focus today, Collingsworth County. The county originated in 1876 and organized in 1890. In the year of 2020, Collingsworth County had a total human population of 2,652.
Its county seat is Wellington. It is named for James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas (a recording error in the bill accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).
Collingsworth County Arrest Records
Statistics for Collingsworth County in 2021 show there were 2 total violent crimes and 8 total property crimes. Records for arrests can be obtained at:
Collingsworth County Sheriff's Office
Kent Riley
800 West Ave
Wellington, TX 79095
Phone: (806) 447-2588
Fax: (806) 447-5037
Collingsworth County Criminal Records
In Collingsworth County, as with any county across America, Police are required to keep an up-to-date registry of all sex-offenders living under their jurisdiction. This not only includes those living in the area, but those working, attending school, or incarcerated within the jurisdiction. Not only are the police tasked with the upkeep of this list, but it is also made accessible to the people as a basic right. Residents in Collingsworth County can look for every single sex offender living in a radius around their residence by using the search tools available online.
Collingsworth County Court Records
All criminal, family, and civil cases in Collingsworth County lie under the jurisdiction of the County Courthouse. The County Clerk gathers and handles all records concerning these cases. All vital records can be found through one of the following:
Collingsworth County Courthouse
Jackie Johnson, County Clerk
800 West Ave, Box 10
Wellington, TX 79095
Phone: (806) 447-2408
Fax: (806) 447-2409
Collingsworth County Public Records
The County Clerk manages all details in Collingsworth County. A person's key life events are all found within these vital data files. These milestone life events encompass births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, among others. The data files and records in relation to these important events normally include divorce decrees, divorce certificates and other divorce files, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, marriage certificates. The documents are all preserved under one central vital records registry.
These vital details, like all public data files, can be accessed by the public. A citizen must request access online, or in person at:
Collingsworth County Courthouse
Jackie Johnson, County Clerk
800 West Ave, Box 10
Wellington, TX 79095
Phone: (806) 447-2408
Fax: (806) 447-2409
Note - Office opening hours are between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST, and photo ID is required.
In Collingsworth County, birth certificates cost $22 for the first duplicate. Each first death certificate and marriage certificate replicate costs $20 each.
