Brooks County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Brooks County 

Guide to Brooks County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate and court records from 1911

Brooks County Courthouse

P.O.Box 515 Falfurrias, TX 78355 (512) 325-5604 FAX: (512) 325-5678

History
Mexican colonists settled the area before 1883. The first Ango- Americans arrived in 1883.

Parent County
1911--Brooks County was created 11 March 1911 from Starr, Zapata, and Hidalgo Counties. County seat: Falfurrias

The county was named for John Brooks, who worked to establish the county. State Representative John Abijah Brooks, succeeded in having Brooks County separated from Starr County, with Falfurrias as the county seat. The initial plans were to name the new county Falfurrias County, but in the end it was decided to name it Brooks in honor of John Brooks, who worked diligently for its formation.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Falfurris | |

Neighboring Counties
Duval •  Hidalgo •  Jim Hogg  •  Jim Wells  •  Kenedy  •  Kleberg  •  Starr

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Brooks County Cemeteries from the Brooks County TXGenWeb site
 * Cemeteries of Brooks County- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Longoria Cemetery, Encino BillionGraves
 * Pedro Garza Zamora Cemetery, Falfurrias (Airport Road Addition) BillionGraves. East of Falfurrias on SH-285.
 * FindAGrave Brooks County Cemeteries - transcriptions and photographs

Church

 * Bailey County Catholic Churches
 * First Baptist Church Muleshoe
 * First United Methodist Church
 * 1st Assembly of God Parsonage
 * Church of Christ
 * Calvary Baptist Parsonage

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Brooks County Military from the TXGenWeb site
 * Civil War Pension Applications - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * US Army Company A-31st Batt. FT Carson CO 1957-1958
 * Brooks County Casualties World War II - Army &amp; Air Force - Access Genealogy
 * Co K 2nd Texas Cavalry
 * Muster Rolls - Republic of Texas
 * Civil War Union Regiment
 * TX Civil War Message Board

Newspapers

 * Muleshoe Journal

Probate

 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Brooks County Births 1926-1934, from the Brook County TXGenWeb site
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Brooks County Marriages - transcriptions - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas. 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Brooks County Deaths - transcriptions - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Brooks County Divorces - transcriptions -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Brooks County Historical Commission 604 W. Blucher Falfurrias, TX 78355

Brush Country Genealogical Society P.O. Box 291 Falfurias 78355-0291 website Ed Rachal Memorial Library 203 S. Henry Falfurrias TX 78355

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb Project