Webb County, Texas Records

Webb County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 28, 1848 from Bexar County and Nueces County. This county was named for James Webb, who served as secretary of the Treasury, secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas .

Webb County is bordered by Dimmit County (north), La Salle County (north), Duval County (east), Jim Hogg County (southeast), Zapata County (south), Maverick County (northwest), States of Coahuila, Nuevo.

Webb County Cities and Towns include El Cenizo, Laredo, Rio Bravo..

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

Webb County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Webb County Courthouse is located in Laredo, 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 Webb 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.

• Webb County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1852, Land Records from 1847, Probate Records from 1851  and Court Records from 1851. 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.
• Webb County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Webb 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

Webb 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

Webb County, Texas Resources

• Webb County Heritage Foundation
• Webb Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Webb County, Texas Message Boards

Webb County, Texas External Links

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