Refugio County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Refugio County &lt;  Adopted by TXGenWeb Refugio County

Courthouse
Refugio county; 808 Commerce St; Refugio, TX 78377-0704; Ph. 361.526.2727 Details: (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1903, m rec from 1851, pro rec from 1840, ct rec from 1881 &amp; land rec from 1835)

History
The battle of Refugio occurred in 1836, just prior to the Goliad Massacre.

Parent County
1836--Refugio County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Refugio

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

Record Loss
1879--Many records were destroyed in a courthouse fire in January 1879.

Neighboring Counties

 * Aransas
 * Bee
 * Calhoun
 * Goliad
 * San Patricio
 * Victoria

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.

Web Sites

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