Harris County TX Genealogy

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Harris Records by Type

Birth Records (6)
Cemetery Records (500)
Census Records (39)
Church Records (92)
City Directories (113)
Court Records (5)
Death Records (41)
Histories and Genealogies (64)
Immigration Records (7)
Land Records (11)
Map Records (31)
Marriage Records (15)
Military Records (13)
Minority Records (20)
Miscellaneous Records (4)
Newspapers and Obituaries (288)
Probate Records (3)
School Records (353)
Tax Records (5)

Harris County Records by City/Town

Aldine Genealogy (33)
Alief Genealogy (29)
Barrett Genealogy (29)
Baytown Genealogy (84)
Bellaire Genealogy (38)
Cedar Bayou Genealogy (31)
Channelview Genealogy (29)
Crosby Genealogy (43)
Cypress Genealogy (58)
Deer Park Genealogy (33)
Goose Creek Genealogy (32)
Highlands Genealogy (34)

Hockley Genealogy (36)
Houston Genealogy (1,001)
Huffman Genealogy (30)
Humble Genealogy (61)
Katy Genealogy (32)
La Porte Genealogy (47)
Pasadena Genealogy (62)
Seabrook Genealogy (34)
Spring Genealogy (60)
Tomball Genealogy (65)
Webster Genealogy (34)

Overview of Harris County Records

Harris County was created in 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality.
Copies of birth and death certificates after 1903 can be obtained from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The Harris County Clerk has birth and death records beginning in 1903, marriage records starting in 1836, land records starting in 1836, probate records starting in 1831, court records starting in 1837, and immigration records.
The Harris County District Clerk has divorce records.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.