Uvalde County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties UV  Uvalde County

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

County Courthouse


Uvalde County Courthouse PO Box 284 Uvalde, TX 78802 Phone: 830.278.6614 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, Courth, and land records from 1856; District Clerk has divorce records

Uvalde County has been home to five courthouses. The first courthouse was completed in May 1857, with the first floor of the building housing the courthouse and jail, in rooms with 9' tall ceilings. The second floor, used for county offices had ceilings that were 5' tall at the eves. The 1870 courthouse was a cypress wood frame building. A fourth courthouse was built in 1877. In 1890, an ornate Second Empire style courthouse topped with a clock tower and lightning rods was built. In 1927, the construction began on the current courthouse, shown at right, a brick and concrete structure. The building is a Recorded Texas Landmark.

Uvalde County Courthouse Ramona Hobbs, County Clerk Corner of Main (U.S. 90) and Getty P.O. Box 284 Uvalde, Texas 78802-0284 (830) 278-6614 Uvalde County Government Website

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Uvalde County, no. 232, 1941. Historical Records Survey. Inventory of records housed in the Uvalde County Courthouse as of 1936-1937. Digital book on line at the Portal to Texas History.

History
The first Anglo-American settlers arrived in 1852. The name Uvalde was originally known as "Ugalde".

Parent County
1850--Uvalde County was created 8 February 1850 from Bexar county. Uvalde County was organized in February 1856. County seat: Encina, renamed Uvalde in 1856.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Knippa | Sabinal | Utopia | Uvalde | Uvalde Estates

Neighboring Counties
Bandera •  Edwards  •  Frio  •  Kinney  •  Maverick  •  Medina  •  Real  •  Zavala

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

Local Histories

 * Oldtimers: Frontier Days in the Uvalde Section of Southwest Texas, 1939, by Florence Fenley.
 * A Proud Heritage: A History of Uvalde County, 1975.
 * Uvalde County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

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
 * Uvalde County Births - How to Get a Birth Record

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Uvalde County Marriages - How to Get a Marriage Record
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death

 * Uvalde County Deaths - How to Get a Death Record
 * Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 - (Family Search) - The index was created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903 and in many counties prior to 1910. Fold3.com also has [http://www.fold3.com/title_479
 * Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 - (Family Search) - Index to Texas statewide death certificates covering 4 million deaths since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Southwest Texas Genealogical Society P.O. Box 295 Uvalde 78802

Family History Centers

 * Uvalde Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county