Goliad County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Goliad County

Guide to Goliad County Texas genealogy. 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 County Clerk has birth and death record from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1870 and divorce records

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.

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

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

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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) -  Hidden Ancestors

Web Sites

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