Garza County, Texas Records

Garza County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and first Mayor of San Antonio.

Garza County is bordered by Crosby County (north), Kent County (east), Scurry County (southeast), Borden County (south), Lynn County (west).

Garza County Cities and Towns include Close City, Post, Justiceburg, Southland..

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

Garza County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Garza County Courthouse is located in Post, 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 Garza 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 July 5, 1907 may be located in Young County, Throckmorton County, Mitchell County, Scurry County and Borden County

• Garza County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1907, Land Records from 1907, Probate Records from 1907 and Court Records from 1907. 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.
• Garza County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Garza County, Texas Census Records

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

Garza 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

Garza County, Texas Resources

• Garza Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Garza County, Texas Message Boards

Garza County, Texas External Links

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