Val Verde County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties UV  Val Verde County

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

County Courthouse
Val Verde County Courthouse PO Box 1267 Del Rio, TX 78841-1267 Phone: 830.774.7564 County Clerk has marriage, land, probate, military and court records from 1885; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The first settlement was in 1808 by a Mexican Priest. The first Anglo-American settlement was established in 1868.

Parent County
1885--Val Verde County was created 20 February 1885 from Kinney, Crockett, and Pecos Counties. County seat: Del Rio

Populated Places
Del Rio | Juno | Langtry | Loma Alta| Pandale | Pumpville| Sharp

Neighboring Counties

 * Crockett
 * Edwards
 * Kinney
 * Sutton
 * Terrell

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio BillionGraves

Maps

 * Val Verde County 1910 Map from the Val Verde County TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * 1890 U.S. Census of Veterans and Widows, Val Verde County Val Verde Co. TXGenWeb site
 * 1920 Census for Army Camp Del Rio Val Verde Co TXGenWeb site
 * Val Verde Co TX Casualties of World War II Val Verde Co TXGenWeb site
 * Val Verde Co TX Vietnam War Casualites Val Verde Co TXGenWeb site

Newspapers

 * Del Rio News-Herald

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index) - Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries
Val Verde County Historical Commission P.O. Box 421806 Del Rio, TX 78842-1806 830-734-2124

Val Verde County Library 300 Spring St Del Rio, TX 78840 830-774-7595


 * Whitehead Memorial Museum

Family History Centers

 * Del Rio Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Val Verde County TXGenWeb Project
 * Val Verde County Links - linkpendium.com