Zavala County, Texas Records

Zavala County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 1, 1858 from Uvalde County and Maverick County. This county was named for Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas .

Zavala County is bordered by Uvalde County (north), Frio County (east), Dimmit County (south), Maverick County (west).

Zavala County Cities and Towns include Crystal City..

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

Zavala County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Zavala County Courthouse is located in Crystal City, 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 Zavala 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.

• Zavala County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1884, Land Records from 1838, Probate Records from 1885 and Court Records from 1885. 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.
• Zavala County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Zavala 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

Zavala 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

Zavala County, Texas Resources

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

Zavala County, Texas External Links

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