Goliad County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Goliad County

Guide to Goliad County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Goliad County Courthouse

127 South Courthouse Square PO Box 5 Goliad, TX 77963-0005 Phone: 361.645.3294 Fax: 830-672-2636

County Clerk has birth and death record from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1870 and divorce records

County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 50 Goliad 77963-0050 Phone: 512-645-3294 Fax: 512-645-3858

Parent County
1836--Goliad County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Goliad

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

Record Loss
1870--Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in June 1870. One or two deed books were saved from the Recorder's Office were saved.

Neighboring Counties
Bee •  De Witt  •  Karnes  •  Refugio  •  Victoria

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

Maps
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 $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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 Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
South Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 754 Beeville, TX 78104-0754 Website

Web Sites

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