Wharton County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Wharton County

[[Image:Wharton County, TX, Courthouse IMG 1027.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]County Courthouse
Wharton County Courthouse 100 E Milam Street; PO Box 69; Wharton, TX 77488 Phone: 979.532.2381 County Clerk has birth and clerk has b and dairy records from 1903, marriage records from 1857, land records from 1846, probate records from 1849, court records from 1909 and military records from 1919

Parent County
1846--Wharton County was created 3 April 1846 from Matagorda, Jackson, and Colorado Counties.County seat: Wharton

Populated Places
Boling | Danevang | East Bernard | El Campo | Glen Flora | Hungerford | Lissie | Louise | Wharton

Neighboring Counties

 * Austin
 * Brazoria
 * Colorado
 * Fort Bend
 * Jackson
 * Matagorda

Local Histories

 * The Book of Wharton County, Texas, 1926 by J. O. Graham.
 * A History of Wharton County, 1964 by Annie Lee Williams.
 * Wharton County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Wharton County 1900 from the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * Men and Women of Wharton County in World War II photos and information
 * Confederate Pension Applications filed in Wharton County

Newspapers

 * Wharton Journal Spectator 115 W Burleson St. Wharton, TX 77488-5003
 * El Campo Leader-News 203 E Jackson St. El Campo, TX 77437-4413
 * East Bernard Tribune 218 Dill Street East Bernard, TX 77435

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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Wharton County Library Central Branch - 1920 North Fulton Wharton, Texas 77488

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Wharton County TXGenWeb Site history, genealogy and general information about Wharton County.