Cameron County TX Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Cameron Records by Type Birth Records (7) Cemetery Records (120) Census Records (31) Church Records (1) City Directories (28) Court Records (3) Death Records (8) Histories and Genealogies (6) Immigration Records (6) Land Records (9) Map Records (23) Marriage Records (9) Military Records (11) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (4) Newspapers and Obituaries (66) Probate Records (2) School Records (35) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Cameron County Records

• Cameron County was created in 1848 from Nueces County.
• Copies of birth and death certificates after 1903 can be obtained from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
• The Cameron County Clerk has birth records starting in 1848, death records starting in 1848, military records starting in 1848, marriage records starting in 1800, land records starting in 1845, probate records starting in 1850, and court records starting in 1964.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.