Coleman County, Texas Records

Coleman County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 1, 1858 from Brown County and Travis County. This county was named for Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Coleman County is bordered by Callahan County (north), Brown County (east), McCulloch County (south), Concho County (southwest), Runnels County (west), Taylor County (northwest) .

Coleman County Cities and Towns include Coleman, Novice, Santa Anna..

A Map of Coleman County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Coleman County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Coleman County Courthouse is located in Coleman, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Coleman county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

Some early records  prior to organization on October 6, 1864 may be located in Brown County

• Coleman County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1876, Land Records from 1876, Probate Records from 1876 and Court Records from 1876. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
• Coleman County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Coleman County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Coleman County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Coleman County, Texas Resources

• Cleveland Area Genealogical Society, 220 S. Bonham, Cleveland 77327
• Coleman Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Coleman County, Texas Message Boards

Coleman County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Coleman County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Texas, Coleman County Records, 1849-2008
• Coleman Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Coleman Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Coleman County History
• Coleman County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Coleman Co. TXGenweb
• Coleman County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Coleman County, Texas Military Records