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Guide to Aransas County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | September 18, 1871 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Rockport | ||||||||
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County Courthouse
Aransas County Courthouse
301 N Liveoak Street
Rockport, TX 78382-2744
Phone: 361.790.0122
County Clerk has birth and death records,
marriage, probate, court and land records from 1871[1]
History
- History of Aransas County, Texas~ Aransas TXGenWeb
- Early Residents of Aransas~Partial listing of early residents of Aransas County~Aransas TXGenWeb
- Aransas Fugitives of 1878~Aransas TXGenWeb
Parent County
1871--Aransas County was created 18 September 1871 from Refugio County. County seat: Rockport [2]
Tradition states the county was named for a local fort, which was named for a Spanish palace.
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Towns: Aransas Pass | Childress | Fulton | Rockport
Neighboring Counties
Resources
- Resources of Aransas County Partial listing of Resources of Aransas County~TXGenWeb
Cemeteries
- Cemeteries of Aransas County Partial listing & transcriptions of the cemeteries of Aransas County TXGenWeb
- Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
- Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
- African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
- Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions
- Lamar Cemetery - USGenWeb Archives Project
- McLester Cemetery - USGenWeb Archives Project
Church
- Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
- Catholic Parishes in Texas
Court
Land
Land Survey Abstract Indices - USGenWeb Archives Project
Local Histories
- Texas Museums ~ List of all museums in Texas ~ Hidden Ancestors
- Aransas Pass Photos
Maps
- Historical Maps ~ From the Republic to the Turn of the Century ~ Hidden Ancestors
- Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
Military
- Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
- Fallen Heroes ~ Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
- Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
- Confederate Pension Records of Aransas County~ Aransas
- World War II Enlistees of World War II~partial listing of Aransas County Enlistees~TXGenWeb.
- World War II Honor List US Army~TXGenWeb
Newspapers
Obituaries
- Obituary Index 1992-2002~Complete Index of all obituaries from 1992-2002~Aransas County TXGenWeb.
- Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
- USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Texas
- Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
- Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
- Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
- Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
Probate
- Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)
Taxation
Vital Records
- Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]
Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903. - Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005 ~ Hidden Ancestors
- Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 ~ Hidden Ancestors
- USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930
Societies and Libraries
- Aransas County TXGenWeb
- Aransas County Public Library
701 E Mimosa St
Rockport, TX 78382
Phone: (361) 790-0153
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Society Hill ~ Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies
Web Sites
- TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
- Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Cyndi's List ~ Texas
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Aransas County, Texas. Page 658 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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