Live Oak County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties L  Live Oak County 

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

County Courthouse
Live Oak County Courthouse PO Box 280; George West, TX 78022 Phone: 512.449.2733 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage and  land record from 1856, probate records from 1857 and court records; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 280 Georgewest 78022 Phone: 361-449-2733 Fax: 361-449-1616

District Clerk

P.O. Box 440 George West 78022 Phone: 361-449-2733 ext. 1047

Parent County
1856--Live Oak County was created 2 Feburary 1856 from Nueces and San Patricio Counties. County seat: George West

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Atascosa •  Bee  •  Duval  •  Jim Wells  •  Karnes  •  McMullen  •  San Patricio

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

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 $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840-1981 Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997(index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1973 Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 - FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1973 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968-2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
South Texas Genealogical Society Inc. PO Box 754 Beeville, TX 78104-0754 Website Live Oak County Library 402 Houston Street George West, Texas 78022 512-449-1124

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county