Kleberg County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kleberg County

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

County Courthouse
Kleberg County Courthouse PO Box 1327 Kingsville, TX 78364-1327 Phone: 361.595.8548 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, court and land records from 1913; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 1327 Kingville 78364 Phone: 361-595-8548 Fax: 361-593-1355

District Clerk

P.O. Box 312 Kingville 78364 Phone: 361-595-8561

Parent County
1913--Kleberg County was created 27 February 1913 from Nueces County.
 * County seat: Kingsville

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

Neighboring Counties
Brooks •  Jim Wells  •  Kenedy  •  Nueces

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

Additional Cemetery Sources
BillionGraves:


 * Chamberlain Cemetery, Kingsville
 * Rest Haven Memorial Park, Kingsville
 * Sarita Cemetery, Riviera
 * Vattman Cemetery, Riviera

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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


 * 1890-1976 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 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) 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 $

Family History Centers

 * Robstown Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.