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Guide to Washington County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for George Washington. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse 100 E Main St Brenham, TX 77383 Phone: 979-277-6200 Washington County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903 marriage records from 1833, probate and land records. District Clerk has divorce records

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Census Records

 * 1850 Federal Census transcription at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1860 Federal Census transcription at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * Washington County Church Information~Listing of churches in the area
 * Texas Christian Church Directory at ChurchAngel

 Catholic
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

 Lutheran
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * Martin Lutheran Church, Carmine -Records of Martin Lutheran Church, Carmine, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Phillipsburg - Records of the American Lutheran Church, Phillipsburg, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Brenham - Records of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Brenham, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * Records of Salem Lutheran Church, Brenham, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

Land and Property Records

 * Record Book of Conditional Land Grants for Washington County, 1841, from the Portal to Texas History.

Local Histories

 * 1830-1844 The town of Washington-on-the Brazos was founded in 1830. The creation of Brazos, Burleson and Lee counties led to the relocation of the county seat to Brenham in 1844. The land that became Washington County was part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony.
 * Austin Colony Pioneers: Including History of Bastrop, Fayette, Grimes, Montgomery and Washington Counties, Texas. 1949. By Worth S. Ray. Austin, Texas : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * History of Brenham and Washington County. 1915. By May Amanda (Mrs. R. E.) Pennington. Houston, Texas : Standard Printing & Lithographing Company. Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Washington County. 1949. By Charles F. Schmidt. San Antonio, Tex.: Naylor Co. Online at: Ancestry ($);.
 * A brief Washington County history at Texas State Historical Association
 * History of the Jews in Brenham at Wikipedia

Maps and Gazetteers
Map
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenweb site
 * Texas Land Survey Maps for Washington County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 1920 Washington County Landowners Map from Historic Map Works
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
 Texas Revolution 
 * 1835 - 1845 Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 at Texas State Historical Association
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry ($) — index

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * The Portal to Texas History includes a Texas Newspaper collection here: Texas Digital Newspaper Program
 * w3newspapers Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * NewslinkTexas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project - Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times - Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function at Ancestry ($).

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth

 * 1903-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1836-1965 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry ($) — index & images
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas1850 - 1930
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bastrop Texas FamilySearch Center
 * College Station Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Rockdale Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Carnegie History Center - an affiliate library
 * Franklin County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Hopkins County Genealogical Society Research Library - an affiliate library
 * Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center - an affiliate library
 * Westbank Community Library District - Laura Bush Community - an affiliate library

Libraries
Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library 100 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy Brenham, TX 77833 Phone: 979-337-7201 Website

Societies
Washington County Genealogical Society 211 South Day St., Suite 105 Brenham, TX 77833 Website

Websites

 * Washington TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Washington USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.