Liberty County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties L  Liberty County

Guide to Liberty County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Liberty County Courthouse 1923 Sam Houston Street Liberty, TX 77575 Phone: 409.336.4670

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1875, probate, court and land records from 1874 District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 369 Liberty 77575 Phone: 936-336-4670 Fax: 936-334-8174

District Clerk

1923 Sam Houston, Rm. 115 Liberty 77575 Phone: 409-336-4682

Parent County
1836--Liberty County was created on 17 March 1836 from the Old Mexican Municipality.
 * County seat: Liberty

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Liberty County border changes.

Record Loss
1872--Liberty County Courthouse, built in 1857, was destroyed on December 28, 1872. County records were destroyed.

1874--Courthouse and county records were destroyed by fire in December 1874.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Chambers •  Hardin  •  Harris  •  Jefferson  •  Montgomery  •  Polk  •  San Jacinto

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

Additional Cemetery Sources
Abshier Cemetery 295457N 0943725W Whites Bayou Albritton Cemetery 295720N 0944324W Shiloh Ames Cemetery 300246N 0944457W Daisetta Boothe Cemetery 301953N 0945852W Tarkington Prairie Branch Cemetery 300423N 0944753W Liberty Bryan-Neyland Liberty Cemetery DeVore Cemetery Liberty Cleveland Cemetery Cleveland Concord Cemetery Rye Fairlawn Cemetery 300233N 0944636W Liberty Fields Cemetery 302244N 0944652W Romayor Freeman Cemetery 295932N 0943042W Whites Bayou French Cemetery Dayton Greenville Cemetery Kenefick Hank Cemetery 302355N 0944617W Romayor Linney Cemetery 300332N 0945313W Dayton Lone Star Cemetery 295545N 0944409W Shiloh Lums Cemetery 301600N 0945440W Tarkington Prairie Magnolia Cemetery 300314N 0945251W Dayton McGinnis Cemetery 301846N 0945936W Tarkington Prairie McNulty Cemetery 302306N 0944554W Romayor Miller Cemetery 295813N 0944338W Shiloh Moss Hill Cemetery 301436N 0944430W Hardin Neyland Cemetery 300419N 0944807W Liberty Norris Cemetery 295742N 0944300W Shiloh Oak Dale Cemetery 300516N 0943819W Daisetta Old Hardin 300604N 0944555W Liberty Cemetery Pin Oak Cemetery 301838N 0950730W Fostoria Pine Grove 295720N 0944435W Shiloh Cemetery Quarters Cemetery 295805N 0944501W Moss Bluff Riggs Cemetery Cleveland Romayor Cemetery Romayor Ryan Cemetery 301352N 0945758W Located 14 miles north of Dayton on Hwy 321 Sahara Cemetery 300000N 0943229W Whites Bayou Saint Annes 300313N 0950031W Huffman Cemetery Speight Cemetery 295644N 0944345W Shiloh Swinney Cemetery 295538N 0944431W Shiloh Wells Cemetery 301842N 0950532W Cleveland Wood Cemetery 295738N 0944222W Shiloh Worthy Cemetery 295514N 0944220W Shiloh

Church
Calvary Church 300419N 0945426W Dayton Concord Church 302501N 0944609W Rye Crossroads Church 301715N 0950820W Fostoria Eastgate Church 300230N 0950045W Huffman Faith Tabernacle 301517N 0945812W Tarkington Prairie First Baptist Church - Romayor Romayor Grace Church 301758N 0950503W Cleveland Green Chapel 302605N 0944900W Romayor Greenville Church 300740N 0945214W Capers Ridge Hardin Church 300929N 0944520W Capers Ridge Hi-Way Tabernacle 301844N 0945921W Tarkington Prairie Little Flock 302354N 0945615W Rayburn Church Mount Calvary 301449N 0944135W Hardin Church Mount Calvary 301541N 0944047W Arizona Creek Church Mount Olive Church 300309N 0945352W Dayton New Salem Church 301910N 0950339W Cleveland North Height 300422N 0944723W Liberty Tabernacle North Hill Church 301127N 0943743W Hardin Oak Shade Church 302157N 0945956W Tarkington Prairie Olive Bethel 301054N 0944552W Capers Ridge Baptist Church Pin Oak Church 301839N 0950728W Cleveland Pleasant Hill 300004N 0944518W Liberty Church Prairie Missionary 301738N 0945846W Tarkington Prairie Church Rainbow Baptist Church Rye Rayburn Church 302324N 0945631W Rayburn Rebekah Church 302325N 0944557W Romayor Rural Shade Church 301734N 0945838W Tarkington Prairie Sacred Heart 300422N 0944013W Daisetta Church Saint Annes Church 300316N 0950046W East Gate Saint Johns Church 300459N 0944607W Liberty Saint Pauls Church 300350N 0944703W Liberty Saint Thomas 295804N 0944432W Shiloh Church Shiloh Church 295656N 0944143W Shiloh South Dayton 295948N 0945151W Moss Bluff Church Turkey Creek 300105N 0944634W Liberty Church Winfree Church 295321N 0944847W Moss Bluff

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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


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

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [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 1968-2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Liberty County Genealogical Society PO Box 723 Liberty, Texas 77575 Website

Atascosito Historical Society PO Box 989 Liberty, TX 77575 Website

Liberty County Historical Commission PO Box 23 Liberty, TX 7757


 * Website Following ancestral footsteps in and around Atascocita, Crosby, Huffman, Kingwood, New Caney, Porter, Splendora, and Humble, Texas

Family History Centers

 * Cleveland Texas Family History Center

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.