Chambers County, Texas Records

Chambers County, Texas (Map It) was created on Febuary 12, 1858 from Liberty County and Jefferson County. This county was named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer and surveyor who helped to resolve land disputes for Americans in Mexican Texas.

Chambers County is bordered by Liberty County (north), Jefferson County (east), Galveston County (southwest), Harris County (west) .

Chambers County Cities and Towns include Anahuac, Baytown, Beach City, Cove, Mont Belvieu, Old River-Winfree, Shoreacres , Seabrook, Texas City .

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

Chambers County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Chambers County Courthouse is located in Anahuac, 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 Chambers 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.

• Chambers County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1876, Land Records from 1875, Probate Records from 1876 and Court Records from 1876. 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.
• Chambers County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Chambers 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

Chambers 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

Chambers County, Texas Resources

• SouthEast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society
• Chambers County Heritage Society, P.O. Box 870, Mont Belvieu 77580
• Wallisville Heritage
• Gulf Coast Ancestry Researchers, P.O. Box 16, Wallisville 77597
• Chambers Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Chambers County, Texas Message Boards

Chambers County, Texas External Links

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