Goliad County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Goliad County

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

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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