Galveston County TX Genealogy

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Galveston Records by Type

Birth Records (8)
Cemetery Records (143)
Census Records (31)
Church Records (32)
City Directories (101)
Court Records (9)
Death Records (25)
Histories and Genealogies (32)
Immigration Records (17)
Land Records (7)
Map Records (17)
Marriage Records (19)
Military Records (17)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (7)
Newspapers and Obituaries (134)
Probate Records (3)
School Records (26)
Tax Records (4)

Galveston County Records by City/Town

Dickinson Genealogy (33)
Friendswood Genealogy (42)
Galveston Genealogy (381)
High Island Genealogy (26)

Hitchcock Genealogy (37)
La Marque Genealogy (30)
League City Genealogy (35)
Texas City Genealogy (39)

Overview of Galveston County Records

Galveston County was created in 1838 from Brazoria and Liberty counties.
Copies of birth and death certificates after 1903 can be obtained from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The Galveston County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903 to 1930 and 1941 to 1951, marriage records starting in 1838, probate records starting in 1838, land records starting in 1838, and court records starting in 1875.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.