Refugio County, Texas Genealogy
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Contents
Courthouse
Refugio County Courthouse
808 Commerce Street
Refugio, TX 78377-0704
Phone: 361.526.2727
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage records from 1851, probate records from 1840,
court records from 1881 and land records from 1835
History
The battle of Refugio occurred in 1836, just prior to the Goliad Massacre.
Parent County
1836--Refugio County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Refugio [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Refugio County border changes.
Record Loss
1879--Many records were destroyed in a courthouse fire in January 1879.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
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.
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
