Brazoria County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Brazoria County

County Courthouse
County Clerk Joyce Hudman 111 E. Locust, Ste 200 Angleton 77515 (979) 864-1371 FAX: (979) 864-1358

History:
In 1836 Velasco was the site of the provisional government of Texas and the site of the signing of theTreaty of Velasco which ended the Texas Revolution. Part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony.

Parent County:
Brazoria County was created on 17 March 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Angleton The county was named for the Brazos River, and is located near the metro area of Houston/Baytown, Texas.

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

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: |  | Angleton | Brazoria | Brookside Village | Clute | |  |  |  | Holiday Lakes |  | Liverpool |  | Oyster Creek |  | Quintana | Richwood |  | Surfside Beach |  |  |

Neighboring Counties

 * Fort Bend
 * Galveston
 * Harris
 * Matagorda
 * Wharton

Resources

 * Look-Up Volunteers Brazoria County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * 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

Church

 * Churches of Brazoria County~ Brazoria County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

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 TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 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
 * Texas Muster Rolls and Military Records for 1835 &amp; 1836 Complete List ~ TXGenWeb

Newspapers
Alvin Sun

Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Galveston newspapers from the early 1800's.

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Brazoria County~ Brazoria County, 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)
 * Texas Land Title Abstracts ~ 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
Brazoria County Library System 451 N Velasco Ste 250 Angleton, TX 77515 Phone: (979) 864-1505 Website

FAMILY HISTORY CENTERS

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

2700 Lehi Ln Alvin, Brazoria, Texas, United States Phone: 281-585-3033 Hours: W 7pm-9pm; Th 8:30am-12pm; F 8:30pm-12pm; Sat 8am-10am; Sun 12pm-2pm except Fast Sunday Closed: All observed holidays. Closed 2wks at Christmas


 * Lake Jackson Texas Family History Center

502 Southern Oaks Dr Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, United States Phone: 979-297-8454 Hours: M-F 9am-12pm; T-Th 6:30pm-9pm

Web Sites

 * 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.