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Guide to Brewster County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse

Brewster County Courthouse
201 W Ave East
Alpine, TX 79830
Phone: 915.837.3366 

County Clerk has birth, probate, military, and court records from 1900,
marriage records from 1887, death records from 1903 and land records
from 1800: District Court has divorce records^[1]

South Carolina, where he studied and began the practice of law. In 1849 he was appointed attorney general by Governor George T. Wood.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Towns and Cities: Alpine | Lajitas | Marathon | Terlingua

Neighboring Counties

• Jeff Davis
• Pecos
• Presidio
• Terrell

Resources

• Look-Up Volunteers of Brewster County ~ Brewster County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries of Brewster County~Brewster County, TXGenWeb~ Complete List
• Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
• Elm Grove Cemetery - Hidden Ancestors ~ transcription and photographs
• 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

Church

• Churches of Brewster County Complete list of churches~Brewster County, TXGenWeb
• Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
• Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

Land

Local Histories

• Mirages, Mysteries and Reality: Brewster County, Texas, the Big Bend of the Rio Grande, 1972, by Clifford B. Casey.
• A Most Singular Country: A History of Occupation in the Big Bend, 1990, by Arthur R. Gomez.
  
• Brewster County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
  
• Texas Museums  ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

• Brewster County 1920 Texas General Land Office map, online from The Portal to Texas History
• Brewster County 1939 Texas General Land Office map, online from The Portal to Texas History
• Historical Maps  ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Military

• Military Veterans of Brewster County~ sorted by Cemetery~ Brewster County, TXGenWeb
• 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

Newspapers

• Alpine Avalanche Newspaper, serving Big Bend and the Davis Mountains since 1891
• Home Town News  -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
• Newslink  -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
• The Olden Times   -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

• Obituaries of Brewster County ~Brewster 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)
• Texas Land Title Abstracts ~ Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Taxation

Vital Records

• Vital Records of Brewster County ~ Marriage Records 1966-2002, Death Records 1910-2008, Divorce Records 1968-1996, Births 1904-1934
• 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

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

• Alpine Public Library
  203 N 7th St
  Alpine, TX 79830
  Phone: (432) 837-2621
  Website
• Big Bend Genealogical Society, Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties
• Museum of the Big Bend, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas
• Brewster County Historical Commission

Web Sites

• Brewster County Texas Old Photos Old photographs and postcards of people and places in Alpine and other parts of Brewster County.
• 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.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Brewster County, Texas. Page 659 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

Brewster County; 201 W Ave E; Alpine, TX 79830; Ph. 915.837.3366 Details: (Co Clk has b, pro, mil & ct rec from 1900, m rec from 1887, d rec from 1903 & land rec from 1800: Dis Ct has div rec)