Wharton County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Wharton County

Guide to Wharton County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

[[Image:Wharton County, TX, Courthouse IMG 1027.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]County Courthouse
Wharton County Courthouse 100 E Milam Street PO Box 69 Wharton, TX 77488 Phone: 979.532.2381 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1857, land records from 1846, probate records from 1849, court records from 1909 and military records from 1919.

Parent County
1846--Wharton County was created 3 April 1846 from Matagorda, Jackson, and Colorado Counties.County seat: Wharton

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Boling | Danevang | East Bernard | El Campo | Glen Flora | Hungerford | Lissie | Louise | Wharton

Neighboring Counties
Austin • Brazoria • Colorado • Fort Bend • Jackson • Lavaca • Matagorda

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Local Histories

 * The Book of Wharton County, Texas, 1926 by J. O. Graham.
 * A History of Wharton County, 1964 by Annie Lee Williams.
 * Wharton County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Wharton County 1900 from the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * Men and Women of Wharton County in World War II photos and information
 * Confederate Pension Applications filed in Wharton County

Newspapers

 * Wharton Journal Spectator 115 W Burleson St. Wharton, TX 77488-5003
 * El Campo Leader-News 203 E Jackson St. El Campo, TX 77437-4413
 * East Bernard Tribune 218 Dill Street East Bernard, TX 77435

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries

 * Wharton County Library Central Branch - 1920 North Fulton Wharton, Texas 77488

East Bernard Branch Library 746 Clubside Dr East Bernard, TX 77435 Branch library

Library in El Campo 200 W Church St El Campo, TX 77437 Branch library

Louise Branch Library 803 3rd St Louise, TX 77455 Branch library

Library in Wharton 1920 N Fulton St Wharton, TX 77488 Central library

Web Sites

 * Wharton County TXGenWeb Site history, genealogy and general information about Wharton County.