Calhoun County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Calhoun County

Calhoun County; 211 S Ann St; Port Lavaca, TX 77979-4249; Ph. 361.553.4411 Details: (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1903, probated b rec from 1863, m &amp; land rec from 1846, pro rec from 1849, ct rec from 1850 &amp; mil dis rec from 1919)

Parent County
1846--Calhoun County was created April 4, 1846 from Jackson, Victoria, and Matagorda Counties. County seat: Port Lavaca

The county was named for John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850), 7th Vice President of the United States.

Record Loss
1886 -- Calhoun County Courthouse at Indianola destroyed by hurricane, August 1886.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: | | Long Mott |  |  |  | Port O'Connor |  |

Neighboring Counties

 * Aransas
 * Jackson
 * Matagorda
 * Refugio
 * Victoria

Court

 * Calhoun County Court Records available on microfilm - District Court Minutes 1847-1914

Land

 * Calhoun County Land Records available on microfilm - Deed Records 1846-1890, Survey Records 1838-1934

Local Histories

 * Shifting Sands of Calhoun County, Texas, 1980 by the Calhoun County Historical Commission.
 * "Looking Back" Scrapbook for Calhoun County and Matagorda Bay, Texas
 * A History of Indianola, by Lelia Seelingson. Brief history of Indianola, beginning with the arrival of La Salle. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Indianola: The Mother of Western Texas, 1988, by Brownson Malsch.
 * Calhoun County History from The Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Indianola, Texas Hurricane, Sept 1875

Maps

 * Calhoun County 1845, map showing the area before Calhoun County was formed in 1846.
 * Calhoun County 1862
 * Calhoun County 1872
 * Calhoun County 1910 - Southern part of Calhoun County
 * More Calhoun County Maps from the Calhoun County TXGenWeb site

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications from the Calhoun County TXGenWeb site
 * Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845

Newspapers

 * Port Lavaca Wave Newspaper
 * Indianola Bulletin newspaper abstracts: Mar 4, 1852, Mar 25, 1852, Jan 6, 1853 - from newspaperarchives.com
 * Newspaper Database of Obituaries, Marriage Records and Birth Records from the Calhoun County Genealogical Society.

Probate

 * Calhoun County Probate Records available on microfilm - Probate Records 1846-1914

Taxation

 * Calhoun County Tax Records available on microfilm - Tax Rolls 1846-1910

Vital Records

 * Vital Records - Obituaries, Marriage Records and Birth Records from the Calhoun County Genealogical Society
 * Calhoun County Vital Records available on microfilm - Marriage Records 1846-1919, Probate Records 1846-1916, County Clerk and other records.
 * Port Lavaca Wave Newspaper Obituary Index 2002-2003
 * 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

Societies and Libraries

 * Calhoun County Genealogical Society, founded to preserve the genealogy and history of Calhoun County.
 * Calhoun County Museum 301 S. Ann Street Port Lavaca, TX 77979 website
 * Calhoun County Public Library 200 West Mahan St. Port Lavaca, TX 77979 website

Web Sites

 * Calhoun County Texas TXGenWeb site family histories, cemeteries, maps and more.
 * Calhoun County, TX Old Photos