Wharton County, Texas Genealogy

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Austin
 * Brazoria
 * Colorado
 * Fort Bend
 * Jackson
 * Matagorda

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

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