Webb County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Webb County

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.

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

History
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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties

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

African American

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

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Los Ojuelos Cemetery ~  transcription  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Mirando City Cemetery ~ transcription ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to 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

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



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

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * List of Civil War Pension Applications ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Webb County Korean War Casualties ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

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

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

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 Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

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 Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors


 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * 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.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.