Aransas County, Texas Records

Aransas County, Texas (Map It) was created on September 18, 1871 from Refugio County. This county was named for Aransas Bay, named in turn for an early Spanish fort; this support was supposedly named in turn for a Spanish palace Aránzazu, possibly related to the Sanctuario de Aránzazu (Arantzazu is Basque for "place of thorns").

Aransas County is bordered by Calhoun County (northeast), Nueces County (south), San Patricio County (west), Refugio County (northwest) .

Aransas County Cities and Towns include Aransas Pass, Rockport, Fulton..

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

Aransas County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Aransas County Courthouse is located in Rockport, 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 Aransas 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.

• Aransas County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1871, Land Records from 1839, Probate Records from 1860 and Court Records from 1871. 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.
• Aransas County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Aransas 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

Aransas 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

Aransas County, Texas Resources

• Aransas County Public Library
• Aransas Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Aransas County, Texas Message Boards

Aransas County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Aransas County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Aransas Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Aransas Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Aransas County History
• Aransas County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Aransas Co. TXGenweb
• Aransas County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Aransas, Texas Crew Lists, 1912-1965
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Aransas County, Texas Military Records