Brewster County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Brewster County

County Courthouse
County Clerk Berta Rios Martinez P.O. Box 119 Alpine, TX 79831 (432) 837-3366 FAX: (432) 837-6217 Brewster County Government Website

History
The addition to Brewster county in 1897 of two proposed new counties made Brewster County the largest in Texas in terms of land area.

Parent County
1887--Brewster County was 2 February 1887 from Presidio County. County seat: Alpine

The county was named for Henry P. Brewster, (1816-1884). Henry Percy (Persy) Brewster, lawyer and personal secretary of Sam Houston, was born on November 22, 1816, in the Laurens District, South Carolina, where he studied and began the practice of law. In 1849 he was appointed attorney general by Governor George T. Wood.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Alpine | Lajitas | |

Neighboring Counties

 * Jeff Davis
 * Pecos
 * Presidio
 * Terrell

Resources

 * Look-Up Volunteers of Brewster County ~ Brewster County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Brewster County~Brewster County, TXGenWeb~ Complete List
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

 * Churches of Brewster County Complete list of churches~Brewster County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * Mirages, Mysteries and Reality: Brewster County, Texas, the Big Bend of the Rio Grande, 1972, by Clifford B. Casey.
 * A Most Singular Country: A History of Occupation in the Big Bend, 1990, by Arthur R. Gomez.
 * Brewster County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Brewster County 1920 Texas General Land Office map, online from The Portal to Texas History
 * Brewster County 1939 Texas General Land Office map, online from The Portal to Texas History
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Military

 * Military Veterans of Brewster County~ sorted by Cemetery~ Brewster County, TXGenWeb
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Alpine Avalanche Newspaper, serving Big Bend and the Davis Mountains since 1891
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Brewster County ~Brewster County, TXGenWeb
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas Land Title Abstracts ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of Brewster County ~ Marriage Records 1966-2002, Death Records 1910-2008, Divorce Records 1968-1996, Births 1904-1934
 * 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 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 Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Alpine Public Library 203 N 7th St Alpine, TX 79830 Phone: (432) 837-2621

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Website


 * Big Bend Genealogical Society, Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties
 * Museum of the Big Bend, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas
 * Brewster County Historical Commission

Web Sites

 * Brewster County Texas Old Photos Old photographs and postcards of people and places in Alpine and other parts of Brewster County.
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.