Brazos County, Texas Records

Brazos County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 30, 1841 from Washington County and Robertson County. This county was named for the Brazos River .

Brazos County is bordered by Madison County (northeast), Grimes County (east), Washington County (south), Burleson County (southwest), Robertson County (northwest) .

Brazos County Cities and Towns include Bryan, College Station, Kurten, Millican, Wixon Valley..

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

Brazos County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Brazos County Courthouse is located in Bryan, 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 Brazos 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.

• Brazos County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1841, Land Records from 1841, Probate Records from 1844 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.
• Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Brazos 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

Brazos 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

Brazos County, Texas Resources

• Brazos Genealogical Assn
• Texas Research Ramblers Genealogical Society
• Brazos Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Brazos County, Texas Message Boards

Brazos County, Texas External Links

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