Aransas County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties A  Aransas County

Guide to Aransas County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1871

History

 * History of Aransas County, Texas~ Aransas TXGenWeb
 * Early Residents of Aransas~Partial listing of early residents of Aransas County~Aransas TXGenWeb
 * Aransas Fugitives of 1878~Aransas TXGenWeb

Parent County
1871--Aransas County was created 18 September 1871 from Refugio County. County seat: Rockport

Tradition states the county was named for a local fort, which was named for a Spanish palace.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Texas County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Texas County Boundary Maps" (1834-1931) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places
Towns: Aransas Pass | | Fulton |

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Nueces
 * Refugio
 * San Patricio

Resources

 * Resources of Aransas County Partial listing of Resources of Aransas County~TXGenWeb

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

Additional Cemetery Sources



 * Cemeteries of Aransas County Partial listing &amp; transcriptions of the cemeteries of Aransas County TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Lamar Cemetery -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * McLester Cemetery -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Census

 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Land
Land Survey Abstract Indices -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Aransas Pass Photos

Maps



 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Confederate Pension Records of Aransas County~ Aransas
 * World War II Enlistees of World War II~partial listing of Aransas County Enlistees~TXGenWeb.
 * World War II Honor List US Army~TXGenWeb

Newspapers
Online Newspapers


 * The Aransas Pass Progress This paper offers an online archive search.
 * The Rockport Pilot

Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Obituaries

 * Obituary Index 1992-2002~Complete Index of all obituaries from 1992-2002~Aransas County TXGenWeb.
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Marriage

 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005

Death

 * 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.

Divorce

 * Hidden Ancestors, Texas Divorce Records - 1968 - 2005

Societies and Libraries

 * Aransas County TXGenWeb
 * Aransas County Public Library 701 E Mimosa St Rockport, TX 78382 Phone: (361) 790-0153

See also a List of Texas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Aransas County, TX History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Texas Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Texas Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas