Calhoun County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1846--Calhoun County was created April 4, 1846 from Jackson, Victoria, and Matagorda Counties. County seat: Port Lavaca

The county was named for John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850), 7th Vice President of the United States

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: | Indianola | Matagorda Island | Port Comfort | Port Lavaca | Port O'Connor | Seadriff |

Neighboring Counties

 * Aransas
 * Jackson
 * Matagorda
 * Refugio
 * Victoria

Local Histories

 * Shifting Sands of Calhoun County, Texas, 1980 by the Calhoun County Historical Commission.
 * "Looking Back" Scrapbook for Calhoun County and Matagorda Bay, Texas
 * A History of Indianola, by Lelia Seelingson. Brief history of Indianola, beginning with the arrival of La Salle. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Calhoun County History from The Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

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

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

Web Sites

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * Family History Library Catalog