Jefferson County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The Cypress Bayou Settlement in the Mexican municipality of Liberty was the nucleus from which the present area of Jefferson County grew.

Parent County
1836--Jefferson County was created 17 March 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Beaumont

Populated Places

 * Amelia
 * Aurora
 * Beaumont (County Seat)
 * Beauxart Gardens
 * Bevil Oaks
 * Blanchette
 * Cheek
 * China
 * Fannett
 * Fort Griffin
 * Fort Grigsby
 * Hamshire
 * Helbig
 * LaBelle
 * Landrum
 * Meeker
 * Mount Holland
 * Nederland
 * Nome
 * Odelia
 * Pear Ridge
 * Pine Island
 * Pleasure Island
 * Port Acres
 * Port Arthur
 * Port Neches
 * Sabine
 * Sabine Pass
 * Taylor's Bayou
 * Viterbo
 * Voth

Neighboring Counties

 * Cameron Parish, Louisiana
 * Chambers
 * Hardin
 * Liberty
 * Orange

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 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.

Web Sites

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


 * Family History Library Catalog