Castro County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1876--Castro County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Dimmitt

The county was named for Henri Castro,(1786-1865). Henri Castro, empresario and founder of Castro's colony, was born in the department of Landes, France, in July 1786.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Dimmitt | Hart | Nazareth |

Neighboring Counties

 * Deaf Smith
 * Hale
 * Lamb
 * Parmer
 * Randall
 * Swisher

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb 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

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


 * Family History Library Catalog