Brazoria County, Texas Records

Brazoria County, Texas (Map It) was created on May 1, 1832 as one of the original 23 counties (established as a municipality by Mexico). This county was named for Brazoria, Texas, an early port on the Brazos River.

Brazoria County is bordered by Harris County (north), Galveston County (northeast), Matagorda County (southwest), Wharton County (west), Fort Bend County (northwest).

Brazoria County Cities and Towns include Alvin, Angleton, Brazoria, Brookside Village, Clute, Danbury, Freeport, Lake Jackson, Liverpool, Manvel, Oyster Creek, Pearland , Richwood, Sandy Point, Surfside Beach, Sweeny, West Columbia, Holiday Lakes, Quintana..

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

Brazoria County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Brazoria County Courthouse is located in Angleton, 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 Brazoria 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.

• Brazoria County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1829, Land Records from 1837, Probate Records from 1837 and Court Records from 1837. 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.
• Brazoria County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Brazoria County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846 
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Brazoria 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

Brazoria County, Texas Resources

• Brazoria County Historical Society / Museum
• Lake Jackson Historical Society / Museum
• Brazosport Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 813, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
• Brazoria Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Brazoria County, Texas Message Boards

Brazoria County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Brazoria County, Texas Books - Amazon
• The Old 300 Genealogical Database) listing of all settlers who had received land grants in Austin's Colony
• Brazoria County Historical Cemetery Online Searchable Database
• Brazoria Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Brazoria Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Brazoria County History
• Brazoria County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Brazoria Co. TXGenweb
• Brazoria County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Brazoria County, Texas Military Records