Uvalde County, Texas Records

Uvalde County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 8, 1850 from Bexar County. This county was named for the Cañón de Ugalde, a nearby battlefield where Spanish General Juan de Ugalde was victorious in a skirmish with over 300 Apaches.

Uvalde County is bordered by Real County (north), Bandera County (northeast), Medina County (east), Zavala County (south), Kinney County (west), Edwards County (northwest).

Uvalde County Cities and Towns include Sabinal, Uvalde..

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

Uvalde County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Uvalde County Courthouse is located in Uvalde, 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 Uvalde 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 21, 1856 may be located in Bandera County

• Uvalde County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1856, Land Records from 1838, Probate Records from 1857 and Court Records from 1857. 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.
• Uvalde County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Uvalde 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

Uvalde 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

Uvalde County, Texas Resources

• Southwest Texas Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 295, Uvalde, TX 78802
• El Progresso Memorial Library
• Uvalde Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Uvalde County, Texas Message Boards

Uvalde County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Uvalde County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
• Uvalde Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Uvalde Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Uvalde County History
• Uvalde County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Uvalde Co. TXGenweb
• Uvalde County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Uvalde County, Texas Military Records