Webb County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Webb 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 James Webb, who served as Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas, and later judge of the United States District Court following the admission of Texas to statehood. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Webb County Courthouse 1110 Victoria Street P O Box 29 Loredo, Tx 78042 Phone: 956-721-2645  County Clerk has birth and death records from 1856 marriage records from 1850, probate records from 1870 and land records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 29 Laredo 78042 Phone: 956-523-4266

District Clerk

P.O. Box 667 Laredo 78042 Phone: 956-523-4268 Fax: 956-523-5063

History
1748, 1856-1899-- Encinal County, now defunct and never formally organized, comprised the western part of Webb County from 1856 to 1899. Settled by the Spanish and Indians in 1748.

Parent County
1848--Webb County was created 28 January 1848 from Bexar and Nueces Counties.
 * County seat: Laredo

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
Dimmit •  Duval  •  Jim Hogg  •  La Salle  •  Maverick  •  McMullen  •  Zapata

African American

 * 1865-1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records(images) - FamilySearch

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

Additional Cemetery Sources
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Preservation Texas, historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census

 * 1850 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.
 * 1860 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.
 * 1870 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.
 * 1880 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.
 * 1900 Federal Census Transcription ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census Images ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.
 * 1910 Federal Census Transcription ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1910 Federal Census Images ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1910 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.
 * 1920 Federal Census Transcription ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1920 Federal Census Images ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1920 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.
 * 1930 Federal Census Images for Webb County from archive.org.

Church

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

Court

 * Webb County Court House

Mailing address: 1110 Victoria Street, Ste 201, Laredo TX, 78042. Phone: 956-721-2640 Fax: 956-726-6906

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1903 - 1929 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1929 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1952 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Land

 * Land Survey Abstract Indices Original Land Owners of TX ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * 1872 Encinal County Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1878 Webb County Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1879 Webb County Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1886 Encinal County Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1888 Webb County Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1895 Webb County Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1895 Encinal County Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1940 Webb County General Highway Map from the Texas State Archives.
 * 1961 Webb County General Highway Map from the Texas State Archives.
 * 1953 Survey of the Southern Part of Webb County from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1892 Laredo Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * 1892 Laredo Panoramic Map from Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
 * 1925-1930 Laredo from the Texas State Library and Archives Division.
 * 1961 Laredo from the Texas State Library and Archives Division.
 * 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

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

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 ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * List of Civil War Pension Applications ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Webb County Korean War Casualties ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * 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
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

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 $
 * 1966-2005 Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection

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 $
 * 1903-2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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   -  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

Societies and Libraries
Family History Center in Laredo 1520 E Hillside Rd Laredo, Texas Partial Library Catalog for Laredo

Webb County Heritage Foundation PO Drawer 29 Laredo 78042 Website

Laredo Public Library 1120 E. Calton Rd. Laredo, Texas, 78041

Family History Centers
Phone: (956) 795-2400 Fax: (956) 795-2403


 * Laredo Texas Family History Center
 * Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Webb County ~ TXGenWeb
 * Webb County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.