Meridian Courthouse
“Yester-Year” Photo donated by: Don GOSDIN
Bosque County Clerk
P.O. Box 617
Meridian 76665–0617
The Court house number depends on what department you want.
Main phone number is 254-435-2201; Fax: 254-435-2152
You can’t miss the Court House–It is on the Square as
you go through town on Morgan & Main Sts.
District Clerk
P.O.Box 674
Meridian, TX 76665
(254) 435-2334
Archives, Libraries, & Societies
1) Bosque County Collection–The Archives of the Bosque County Historical Commission
(Lumpkin Buildiing across from Meridian Courthouse, on corner)
P.O. BOX 534
101 N. Main St.
Meridian, TX 76665
Telephone: 254-435-6182 FAX: 254-435-6182 (same as phone)
Web site: http://www.bosquechc.org/
archives@bosquecountycollection.org
Open from 8 am to 5 pm on Monday through Friday (closed for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00pm)
2) Bosque County Memorial Museum
301 South Avenue Q
P.O. Box 345
Clifton, TX
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am–5pm
254-675-3845
BosqueMuseum@htcomp.net
3) Bosque Valley Heritage Society
BOX 168
Valley Mills, TX 76689
4) Meridian Public Library
P.O. Box 679
105 N. Erath
Meridian TX 76665
254-435-9100
5) Nellie Pederson Library (Clifton Library)
P.O. Box 231
406 Live Oak St.
Clifton, TX 76634
254-675-6495
Hours: Monday, & Wednesday-Friday: 1:30pm-4:30pm; Tuesday 1:30pm-8:00pm
nplib@htcomp.net
Web site: http://www.clifton.lib.tx.us/
6) Valley Mills Public Library
P.O. Box 25
405 5th Street
Valley Mills TX 76634
254-932-6370
Books
1) Goodpastures “Bosque County, Texas, Marriage Records
Vol. 1 (Book A-E:1860-1890):
2) Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas)
compiled by The Bosque County History Book Committee, 1307 Park St., Clifton, TX 76634;
Sponsored by The Bosque County Historical Commission; Copyright Bosque County History
Book Committee- 1985.
3) Bosque County Marriages 1860-1890
4) Bosque County Marriages, Book F 1891-1896 Book 2
5) Bosque County Primer, Introduction to the History of Bosque County, TX
by Rebecca D. RADDE
Chamber of Commerce
Clifton Chamber of Commerce
115 North Avenue D
Clifton, TX 76634-1617
254-675-3720
1-800-344-3720
clifton.chamber@htcomp.net
Lake Whitney Chamber of Commerce
1220 N. of the Brazos Whitney
Whitney, TX
254-694-2540
Meridian Chamber of Commerce
107 N. Erath Suite B
Meridian, TX
254-435-2966
Funeral Homes & Creamatories
1) Clifton Funeral Home
303 S. Avenue F.
Clifton, TX
254-675-8611
2) Foss Funeral Home
Valley Mills, TX
254-932-5249
3) Lawson Funeral Home
803 N. Main
Meridian, TX
Phone: 254-435-2792
4) Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors (Hill County)
201 N. Bosque
Whitney, TX
254-694-2206
5) Martin-Pitts Funeral Home
Newspapers
01) The Bosque Blade (December 1887)
G. W. Geers, editor
02) The Bosque Citizen (26 June 1886–May 1891)
Copies in the University of Texas newspaper files
03) The Bosque Eagle (a few years before 1898
Sam Harris, editor
04) Bosque County Herald (about 1875–1879)
Published by J. G. Woods and J. A. Gillette
05) Bosque County News (1900s–Present)
Published weekly on Wednesdays
P.O. Box 343
Meridian, TX 76665
Phone: (254) 435-6333
Fax: (254) 435-6335
**Free trial issue. All you do is email their name and address and ask for the free issue (we send out the
current issue, not specific requested issues).
Subscription costs:
$24/year inside Bosque County
$27/year in Texas outside County
$30/year Outside Texas
bosque@htcomp.net
06) The Clifton Record (Started about 1895–Present)
310 W. 5th St.
Clifton, TX
(254) 675-6428
http://www.cliftonrecord.com/
07) The Clifton Enterprise (Operated for a short while in Clifton)
08) The LakeLander & Tacklebox Publications
1221-A N. Brazos
P.O. Box 1727
Whitney, TX 76692
(254) 694-4344, fax 254-694-6289
Business Hours:
Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Check web site below for different addresses
http://www.thelakelander.com/
09) Lake Whitney Views
10) The Meridian Tribune(1897–1989; present)
201 S. Main
Meridian, TX
(254) 694-4344435-2710
11) Iredell Times
12) The People’s Tribune
Established by James Day at Walnut Springs in 1896; later was moved to Meridian. A few years,
it was run by Levi A. Dunlap, editor, and Edwin D. Dunlap, business manager, and the name was
changed to Meridian Tribune. Mr. Dunlap operated this paper for over 50 years.
13) The Sun (begun in Meridian in 1898)
Moved to Valley Mills
14) Valley Mills Courier
Sam Harris, editor; In 1902 Harris bought this paper out
15) Valley Mills Progress (1900s–Present)
Valley Mills, TX
(254) 932-6450
16) Valley Mills Tribune (1929-1989)
17) Walnut Springs Chronicle
Vital Records
Bosque County Clerk/ Vital Records Office
P.O. Box 617
Meridian, TX 76665-0617
(254) 435-2201
Last Update Saturday, March 5, 2022