Galveston County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas Counties G  Galveston County

History
Galveston Island was the temporary seat of government of the Republic of Texas during the Texas Revolution.

Parent County
1838--Galveston County was created 15 May 1838 from Brazoria and Liberty Counties. County seat: Galveston

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Galveston County border changes.

Populated Places
Cities

Bayou Vista Clear Lake Shores Dickinson Friendswood Galveston Hitchcock Jamaica Beach Kemah La Marque League City Santa Fe Texas City

Villages

Tiki Island

Census-designated places

Bacliff Bolivar Peninsula San Leon

Unincorporated areas

Algoa Bayview Crystal Beach Gilchrist High Island Port Bolivar

Neighboring Counties

 * Brazoria
 * Chambers
 * Harris

African American

 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Rosewood Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Barbers Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * Campbell Bayou Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * Crystal Beach Community Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Magnolia Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * San Leon Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Trinity Columbarium ~  TXGenWeb
 * Port Bolivar Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Fairview Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Dickinson Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * 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

Census

 * 1850 Federal Census ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Church

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

Land
Original Land Owners Of Texas ~  Galveston County  ~  TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * 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 Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Confederate Indigent Families ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1864 Muster List, Easley's ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Galveston newspapers from the early 1800's that covered local news on Galveston County residents as well as residents from surrounding counties.

Obituaries

 * Galveston County Obituaries~ TXGenWeb
 * 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)

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
Dickinson Public Library 1837 Hwy 517 E Dickinson, TX 77539 Phone: (281) 534-3812

Friendswood Public Library 416 S Friendswood Dr Friendswood, TX 77546 Phone: (281) 482-7135 Website

Rosenberg Library 2310 Sealy Ave Galveston, TX 77550 Phone: (409) 763-8854 Website

Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library 8005 Barry Ave Hitchcock, TX 77563 Phone: (409) 986-7814 Website

La Marque Public Library 1011 Bayou Rd La Marque, TX 77568 Phone: (409) 938-9270 Website

Helen Hall Library 100 W Walker St League City, TX 77573 Phone: (281) 554-1111 Website

Mae S Bruce Library 13302 6th St Santa Fe, TX 77510 Phone: (409) 925-5540 Website

Moore Memorial Public Library 1701 9th Ave N Texas City, TX 77590 Phone: (409) 643-5970 Website

FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Friendswood Texas Family History Center

505 Deseret Dr Friendswood, Galveston, Texas, United States Phone: 281-996-9346 Hours: T 10am-2pm &amp; 6pm-9pm; Th 10am-2pm; F 11am-3pm; Sat (2nd) 11am-3pm. Closed: Thanksgiving week, two weeks at christmas


 * Galveston Texas Family History Center

3300 77th St Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States Phone: 409-744-7938 Hours: T, Sat by appt; W 7pm-9pm League City Texas 4655 S Shore Blvd League City, Galveston, Texas, United States Phone: 281-535-3034 Hours: T-Th 7pm-9pm; Sat 10am-12pm  Society Hill  ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Galveston County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Galveston County ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.*