Refugio County, Texas Records

Refugio County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 17, 1836 as one of the original 23 counties . This county was named for its county seat, which was named for the Spanish mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio, "Our Lady of Refuge" .

Refugio County is bordered by Victoria County (north), Calhoun County (northeast), Aransas County (southeast), San Patricio County (south), Bee County (west), Goliad County (northwest).

Refugio County Cities and Towns include Austwell, Bayside, Refugio, Woodsboro..

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

Refugio County, Texas Courthouse Records

Refugio County, Texas Courthouse
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Refugio County, TX Courthouse

The Refugio County Courthouse is located in Refugio, 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 Refugio 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.

Many records were destroyed in a courthouse fire in January 1879.

  • Refugio County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1851, Land Records from 1839, Probate Records from 1840 and Court Records from 1841. 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.
  • Refugio County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

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Refugio County, Texas Vital Records

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