Brewster County, Texas Records

Brewster County, Texas (Map It) was created on Febuary 2, 1887 from Presidio County. This county was named for Henry Percy Brewster (1816–1884), a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the Civil War.

Brewster County is bordered by Pecos County (north), Terrell County (northeast), Presidio County (west), Jeff Davis County (northwest), Mexican state of Chihuahua (east and south).

Brewster County Cities and Towns include Alpine..

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

Brewster County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Brewster County Courthouse is located in Alpine, 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 Brewster 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.

• Brewster County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1887, Land Records from 1887, Probate Records from 1887 and Court Records from 1887. 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.
• Brewster County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Brewster County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Brewster 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

Brewster County, Texas Resources

• Big Bend Genealogical Society
• Brewster County Historical Commission, P.O. Box 1620, Alpine, TX 79831
• Brewster Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Brewster County, Texas Message Boards

Brewster County, Texas External Links

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