Orphan Counties in TXGenWeb
Most Texas counties already have coordinators but some of the coordinators have agreed to sponsor these counties only until another volunteer can be located. You need to know HTML or web design to be a county coordinator. This page includes links to our help pages, which cover page design and building, FAQ and FTP, as well as other helpful information for starting and maintaining a TXGenWeb Project site. We do have a mentoring system in place to help you get started. If you're interested in being a coordinator for any of the counties listed below, please look over the handbook and then contact Carla Clifton. If you would like to adopt a county not on this list, check with the State Coordinator. Some coordinators might be interested in giving a county to someone with a historical interest.Note:
Adopting a county web site is a real commitment - the people who managed the counties on this list gave up their sites for various reasons that could include major changes in their lives, not enough time to work on them, sickness or personal tragedy. I would love to have you volunteer! However, please don't volunteer if you don't feel that you'll be able to update the county within two weeks or if your spare time is already a treasured rarity.We have folks who can help you learn to work on websites and it isn't as hard as you would think.
I've added a map for folks who might want to adopt a neighboring county.
Counties available for adoption
Andrews *
Bailey *
Bee *
Briscoe *
Brooks
Brown *
Burnet (fostered by J. Keppler)
Callahan *
Castro
Collingsworth *
Cottle *
Crockett *
Dallam
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Denton
Duval *
Ector *
Fisher *
Fort Bend
Franklin *
Frio *
Gaines
Glasscock
Goliad
Hardin *
Hartley
Haskell *
Hays
Hemphill *
Hood
Howard
Irion
Jefferson (fostered by B & C Clifton)
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells *
Kenedy
Kimble
King
Kleberg
Lavaca *
Llano
Marion (fostered by J. Keppler)
Martin
Mason
McCulloch (fostered by J. Keppler)
McLennan
McMullen
Midland
Mitchell
Moore *
Motley *
Nueces
Oldham *
Orange (fostered by B & C Clifton)
Parmer
Pecos
Reagan
Reeves *
Refugio *
Runnels *
San Saba
Schleicher
Scurry
Sherman *
Somervell
Sterling
Stonewall
Sutton
Tarrant
Taylor
Titus
Tom Green
Upton (fostered by B & C Clifton)
Victoria *
Walker *
Waller (fostered by J. Keppler)
Ward
Wheeler
Wichita
Willacy *
Winkler
Bailey *
Bee *
Briscoe *
Brooks
Brown *
Burnet (fostered by J. Keppler)
Callahan *
Castro
Collingsworth *
Cottle *
Crockett *
Dallam
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Denton
Duval *
Ector *
Fisher *
Fort Bend
Franklin *
Frio *
Gaines
Glasscock
Goliad
Hardin *
Hartley
Haskell *
Hays
Hemphill *
Hood
Howard
Irion
Jefferson (fostered by B & C Clifton)
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells *
Kenedy
Kimble
King
Kleberg
Lavaca *
Llano
Marion (fostered by J. Keppler)
Martin
Mason
McCulloch (fostered by J. Keppler)
McLennan
McMullen
Midland
Mitchell
Moore *
Motley *
Nueces
Oldham *
Orange (fostered by B & C Clifton)
Parmer
Pecos
Reagan
Reeves *
Refugio *
Runnels *
San Saba
Schleicher
Scurry
Sherman *
Somervell
Sterling
Stonewall
Sutton
Tarrant
Taylor
Titus
Tom Green
Upton (fostered by B & C Clifton)
Victoria *
Walker *
Waller (fostered by J. Keppler)
Ward
Wheeler
Wichita
Willacy *
Winkler