Nueces County, Texas Records

Nueces County, Texas (Map It) was created on April 18, 1846 from San Patrico County. This county was named for the Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts") .

Nueces County is bordered by San Patricio County (north), Kleberg County (south), Jim Wells County (west).

Nueces County Cities and Towns include Agua Dulce, Aransas Pass, Bishop, Corpus Christi, Driscoll, Ingleside, Petronila, Port Aransas, Robstown..

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

Nueces County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Nueces County Courthouse is located in Corpus Christi, 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 Nueces 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.

• Nueces County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1846, Land Records from 1847, Probate Records from 1846 and Court Records from 1850. 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.
• Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Nueces 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

Nueces 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

Nueces County, Texas Resources

• Coastal Bend Genealogical Society
• Corpus Christ Public Library
• La Retama Public Library
• Nueces Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Nueces County, Texas Message Boards

Nueces County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Corpus Christi Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• Corpus Christi Caller (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• Nueces County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Nueces Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Nueces Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Nueces County History
• Nueces County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Nueces Co. TXGenweb
• Nueces County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Aransas, Texas Crew Lists, 1912-1965
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Nueces County, Texas Military Records