Kenedy County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kenedy County

County Courthouse
Kenedy County Courthouse County Clerk - Veronica Vela 151 Mallory Sarita, TX 78385 Phone: 361-294-5220 Fax: 361-294-5218

Kenedy County Government Website

''Inventory of county records, Kenedy County Courthouse, Sarita, Texas. ''Digital book online from the Portal to Texas History.

Kenedy County; PO Box 37; Sarita, TX 78385; Ph. 361.294.5220 Details: (Co Clk has b rec from 1926, m rec from 1923, d rec from 1929, div &amp; ct rec from 1914, pro &amp; land rec)

Parent County
1921--Kenedy was organized and created 2 April 1921 from Willacy, Hidalgo, and Cameron Counties. County seat: Sarita

Populated Places
Armstrong | Norias | Rudolph | Sarita | Turcotte

Neighboring Counties

 * Brooks
 * Hidalgo
 * Kleberg
 * Willacy

Local Histories

 * The King Ranch, 1957, 2 volumes, by Tom Lea.
 * Texas' Last Frontier: A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1917, reprinted 1962; by Frank Cushman Pierce, Rio Grande Valley Historical Society.
 * Kenedy County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

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

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county