Edwards County, Texas Records

Edwards County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 1, 1858 from Bexar Land District . This county was named for Haden Edwards (1771–1849), empresario and filibuster who led the Fredonian Rebellion.

Edwards County is bordered by Sutton County (north), Kimble County (northeast), Kerr County (east), Real County (southeast), Uvalde County (southeast), Kinney County (south), Val Verde County (west) .

Edwards County Cities and Towns include Rocksprings..

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

Edwards County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Edwards County Courthouse is located in Rocksprings, 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 Edwards 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.

Some early records  prior to organization on April 10, 1883 may be located in Bandera County, Uvalde County and Kerr County

• Edwards County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1888, Land Records from 1888, Probate Records from 1888 and Court Records from 1888. 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.
• Edwards County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Edwards 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

Edwards 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

Edwards County, Texas Resources

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

Edwards County, Texas External Links

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