Brazos County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Brazos County

County Courthouse
County Clerk Karen McQueen 300 E. 26th St., Ste. 120 Bryan, TX 77803 (979) 361-4135 FAX: (979) 361-4125

Parent County
1841--Brazos County was created 30 January 1841 from Robertson and Washington Counties. The county was originally named Navasota County, but was renamed Brazos County on 28 January 1842. County seat: Bryan

The county was named for the Brazos River.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities:  | |  | Millican | Wixon Valley

Neighboring Counties

 * Burleson
 * Grimes
 * Leon
 * Madison
 * Robertson
 * Washington

Resources

 * Look-up Volunteers for Brazos County, TXGenWeb
 * Brazos County Sources and Online Databases~ Brazos County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * 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

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

Local Histories

 * Brazos Historical Commission Historical Markers of Brazos County
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * Texas Muster Rolls and Military Records for 1835 &amp; 1836 Complete List ~ 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

Obituaries

 * 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

 * 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
Bryan-College Station Public Library System 201 E 26th St Bryan, TX 77803 Phone: (979) 209-5600 Website

FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * College Station Texas Family History Center 2500 Barak Ln Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States Phone: 979-846-3516 Hours: T,Th 10am-1:30pm; T,Th 7pm-9:30pm; 2nd Sat 9am-11am Closed: Closed all week for the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years

Family Search Library Carnegie History Center 111 South Main Street Bryan, Texas 77803 Phone: (979)209-5634 Hours: Tue, Thurs 10-7 pm; Wed., Fri. 10-5pm http://www.bcslibrary.org/?page_id=56

Web Sites

 * 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.