Frio County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Frio 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 Frio River, whose name is Spanish for "cold". The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Frio County Courthouse PO Box 847 Pearsall, TX 79360 Phone: 830.334.2214

County Clerk has born and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1876, probate records from 1874, court records from 1907 and land records from 1871

County Clerk

500 East San Antonio Pearsall 78061 Phone: 830-334-2214

District Clerk

500 East San Antonio Street #8 Pearsall 78061 Phone: 830-334-8073

Parent County
1858--Frio County was created 1 February 1858 from Atascosa, Bexar, and Uvalde Counties. The county was not organized until 22 May 1871.'''
 * County seats:
 * 1) 1871-1883: Frio City (Frio Town)
 * 2) 1883-present: Pearsall

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Atascosa •  Dimmit  •  La Salle  •  McMullen  •  Medina  •  Uvalde  •  Zavala

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 (images) - How to Use this Collection
 * African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~ Access Genealogy

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


 * Frio County Photographs ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries

Census

 * 1880 Federal Census Index ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Census Images ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Immaculate Heart of Mary Death Records ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Court

 * Frio County Naturalization Records ~  TXGenWeb

Land

 * Land Survey Abstract Indicies ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * From Rattlesnakes to Road Agents: Rough Times on the Frio, 1985, by Frances Bramlette Farris, edited by C. L. Sonnichsen.
 * Historic Frio County, 1871–1971by the Frio County Centennial Corporation.
 * Frio County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Frio County Maps ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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 at Ancestry — index and images $

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Union Soldiers Schedule ~ TXGenWeb
 * Civil War Pension Applications ~ TXGenWeb

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

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

 * 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 (Ancestry)

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 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


 * 1887 Tax Roles ~ TXGenWeb
 * Tax Roles

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


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

Death

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

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Pearsall Public Library 200 E Trinity St Pearsall, TX 78061 Telephone Number: 830 -334-2496 Website

Dilley Public Library 231 W Fm 117 Dilley, TX 78017 Telephone Number: 830-965-1951 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Beeville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Hondo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas North FamilySearch Center
 * Uvalde Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Yorktown Kenedy Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Leon Valley Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Joe Barnhart Bee county Library - an affiliate library
 * New Braunfels Public LIbrary - West Side Community Center - an affiliate library

Websites

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