Fort Bend County, Texas Records

Fort Bend County, Texas (Map It) was created on December 29, 1837 from Austin County, Harris County and Brazoria County. This county was named for a blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River .

Fort Bend County is bordered by Waller County (north), Harris County (east), Brazoria County (southeast), Wharton County (southwest), Austin County (northwest).

Fort Bend County Cities and Towns include Arcola, Beasley, Fairchilds, Fulshear, Houston, Katy, Meadows Place, Missouri City, Needville, Orchard, Pleak, Richmond, Rosenberg, Simonton, Stafford, Sugar Land, Thompsons, Weston Lakes..

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

Fort Bend County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Fort Bend County Courthouse is located in Richmond, 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 Fort Bend 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.

• Fort Bend County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1837, Land Records from 1837, Probate Records from 1838 and Court Records from 1838. 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.
• Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Fort Bend 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

Fort Bend 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

Fort Bend County, Texas Resources

• Ft. Bend County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 274, Richmond 77469
• Fort Bend County Museum
• Sugar Land Genealogical Society, 302 Oyster Creek, Sugar Land 77478-3225
• Fort Bend Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Fort Bend County, Texas Message Boards

Fort Bend County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Fort Bend County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Fort Bend Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• History of Fort Bend County : containing biographical sketches of many noted characters: General M.B. Lamar, president of the R
• Wharton's history of Fort Bend County
• Fort Bend Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Fort Bend County History
• Fort Bend County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Fort Bend Co. TXGenweb
• Fort Bend County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Fort Bend County, Texas Military Records