Goliad County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Goliad County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. 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 Fax: 830-672-2636

County Clerk has birth and death record from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1870 and divorce records

County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 50 Goliad 77963-0050 Phone: 512-645-3294 Fax: 512-645-3858

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. One or two deed books were saved from the Recorder's Office.

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

Military

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840-1981 Texas, Births and Christenings - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index (index) - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1973 Texas, Marriages - FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas, County Marriage Index - FamilySearch records collection 
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 Texas Death Records [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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index [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

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records (index) ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
South Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 754 Beeville, TX 78104-0754 Website

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.