Atascosa County, Texas Records

Atascosa County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 25, 1856 from Bexar County. This county was named for the Spanish word for "boggy" .

Atascosa County is bordered by Bexar County (north), Wilson County (northeast), Karnes County (east), Live Oak County (southeast), McMullen County (south), La Salle County (southwest), Frio County (west), Medina County (northwest).

Atascosa County Cities and Towns include Charlotte, Jourdanton, Lytle, Pleasanton, Poteet, Christine..

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

Atascosa County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Atascosa County Courthouse is located in Jourdanton, 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 Atascosa 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.

• Atascosa County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1856, Land Records from 1856, Probate Records from 1873 and Court Records from 1856. 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.
• Atascosa County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Atascosa 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

Atascosa 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

Atascosa County, Texas Resources

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

Atascosa County, Texas External Links

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