Wharton County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for brothers William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wharton County Courthouse 100 E Milam Street PO Box 69 Wharton, TX 77488 Phone: 979.532.2381 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1857, land records from 1846, probate records from 1849, court records from 1909 and military records from 1919.

County Clerk

P.O. Box 69 Wharton 77488 Phone: 979-532-2381 Fax: 979-532-8426

District Clerk

P.O. Drawer 391 Wharton 77488 Phone: 979-532-5542 Fax: 979-532-1299

Parent County
1846--Wharton County was created 3 April 1846 from Matagorda, Jackson, and Colorado Counties.
 * County seat: Wharton

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
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:

Neighboring Counties
Austin •  Brazoria  •  Colorado  •  Fort Bend  •  Jackson  •  Lavaca  •  Matagorda

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * The Book of Wharton County, Texas, 1926 by J. O. Graham.
 * A History of Wharton County, 1964 by Annie Lee Williams.
 * Wharton County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * 1900 Wharton County from the TXGenWeb site

Military

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

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications filed in Wharton County

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Men and Women of Wharton County in World War II photos and information

Newspapers

 * Wharton Journal Spectator 115 W Burleson St. Wharton, TX 77488-5003
 * El Campo Leader-News 203 E Jackson St. El Campo, TX 77437-4413
 * East Bernard Tribune 218 Dill Street East Bernard, TX 77435

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at findmypast ($) — 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


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

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 Family Search 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 $
 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Genealogy INC Wharton County

 Wharton County Library Central Branch - 1920 North Fulton Wharton, Texas 77488 Website

East Bernard Branch Library 746 Clubside Dr East Bernard, TX 77435 Branch library

Library in El Campo 200 W Church St El Campo, TX 77437 Branch library

Louise Branch Library 803 3rd St Louise, TX 77455 Branch library

Library in Wharton 1920 N Fulton St Wharton, TX 77488 Central library

Websites

 * Wharton County TXGenWeb Site history, genealogy and general information about Wharton County.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.