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Guide to San Patricio County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the San Patricio is Spanish for Saint Patrick, the primary patron saint of the colonists' home country of Ireland. In 1834. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
San Patricio County Courthouse 400 W Sinton Rm 105; Sinton, TX 78387-0578 Phone: 361.364.6290 County Clerk has birth records from 1893, death records from 1903, marriage records from 1858, probate records from 1847, court records from 1876 and land records from 1848

 County Clerk P.O. Box 578 Sinton 78387 Phone: 361-364-9350

 District Clerk P.O. Box 1084 Sinton 78387 Phone: 361-364-9377

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Sources
 * San Patricio County Cemeteries transcriptions - TXGenWeb Archives Project

Census Records

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas1850 - 1930


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Texas Christian Church Directory at ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African American
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * Texas African American Griots Project - USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Local Histories
1830--Settled in 1830 by colonists under a Mexican colonization contract obtained by James McGloin and John McMullen.


 * San Patricio Biographies and History at TXGenWeb
 * San Patricio County Landmarks at TXGenWeb

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1835 - 1845 Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 at Texas State Historical Association
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index ($)

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Civil War Indigent Families at TXGenWeb
 * Confederate Pension Applications Index at USGenWeb Archives Project

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

 Korean War
 * Korean War Casualties at USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

 * w3newspapers-Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink-Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times - Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * San Patricio County Obituaries at TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project atTexas
 * Obituary Daily Times at Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function at Ancestry ($).

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth

 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriage

 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1814-1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Alice Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Beeville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Corpus Christi Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Joe Barnhart Bee County Library - an affiliate library
 * La Retama Central Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Ed and Hazel Richmond Public Library 110 N Lamont St Aransas Pass, TX 78336 Phone: 361-758-2350 Ingleside Public Library 2775 Waco St Ingleside, TX 78362 Phone: 361-776-5355 Website Mathis Public Library 103 Lamar St Mathis, TX 78368 Phone: 361-547-6201 Website Odem Public Library 516 Voss Ave Odem, TX 78370 Phone: 361-368-7388 Website Bell/Whittington Public Library 2400 Memorial Pkwy Portland, TX 78374 Phone: 361-777-0921 Website Sinton Public Library 100 N Pirate Blvd Sinton, TX 78387 Phone: 361-364-4545 Website Taft Public Library 503 Green Ave Taft, TX 78390 Phone: 361-528-3512 Website

Websites

 * San Patricio TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * San Patricio USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.