San Patricio County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for the San Patricio is Spanish for Saint Patrick, the primary patron saint of the colonists' home country of Ireland. In 1834. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
San Patricio County Courthouse 400 W Sinton Rm 105; Sinton, TX 78387-0578 Phone: 361.364.6290 County Clerk has birth records from 1893, death records from 1903, marriage records from 1858, probate records from 1847, court records from 1876 and land records from 1848

County Clerk

P.O. Box 578 Sinton 78387 Phone: 361-364-9350

District Clerk

P.O. Box 1084 Sinton 78387 Phone: 361-364-9377

History
1830--Settled in 1830 by colonists under a Mexican colonization contract obtained by James McGloin and John McMullen.

Parent County
1836--San Patricio was created 17 March 1836 from an old Mexican Municipality.
 * County seat: Sinton

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of San Patricio County border changes.

Record Loss
1846,1867,1888--Many records were destroyed by fires.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
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

Neighboring Counties
Aransas •  Bee  •  Jim Wells  •   Live Oak  •  Nueces  •  Refugio

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 - FamilySearch (images) - How to Use this Collection
 * Texas African American Griots Project - USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * San Patricio County Cemeteries transcriptions - TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and pictures.

Census

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * San Patricio Biographies and History ~ TXGenWeb
 * San Patricio County Landmarks ~  TXGenWeb

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 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 — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Civil War Indigent Families ~ TXGenWeb
 * Confederate Pension Applications Index ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Korean War Casualties ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

 * w3newspapers -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * San Patricio County Obituaries ~  TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

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

Taxation

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

Birth

 * 1903 - 1935 - FamilySearch (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 - FamilySearch (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 - FamilySearch (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index $

Societies and Libraries
Ed and Hazel Richmond Public Library 110 N Lamont St Aransas Pass, TX 78336 Telephone Number: 361-758-2350 Facebook

Ingleside Public Library 2775 Waco St Ingleside, TX 78362 Telephone Number: 361-776-5355 Website

Mathis Public Library 103 Lamar St Mathis, TX 78368 Telephone Number: 361-547-6201 Website

Odem Public Library 516 Voss Ave Odem, TX 78370 Telephone Number: 361-368-7388 Website

Bell/Whittington Public Library 2400 Memorial Pkwy Portland, TX 78374 Telephone Number: 361-777-0921 Website

Sinton Public Library 100 N Pirate Blvd Sinton, TX 78387 Telephone Number: 361-364-4545 Website

Taft Public Library 503 Green Ave Taft, TX 78390 Telephone Number: 361-528-3512 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Alice Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Beeville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Corpus Christi Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Joe Barnhart Bee County Library - an affiliate library
 * La Retama Central Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * San Patricio County TXGenWeb
 * San Patricio County Archives ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.