Starr County, Texas Records
Starr County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 10, 1848 from Nueces County. This county was named for James Harper Starr (1809–1890), a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official .
Starr County is bordered by Jim Hogg County (north), Brooks County (northeast), Hidalgo County (east), Zapata County (west), State of Tamaulipas, Mexico (south).
Starr County Cities and Towns include Escobares, La Grulla, Rio Grande City, Roma..
A Map of Starr County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Starr County, Texas Courthouse Records
Starr County, TX Courthouse
The Starr County Courthouse is located in Rio Grande City, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Starr county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Starr County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1858, Land Records from 1848, Probate Records from 1848 and Court Records from 1848. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
- Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Starr County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846Â
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Starr County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Starr County, Texas Resources
Starr County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Starr County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
- Starr Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Starr Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Starr County History
- Starr County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Starr Co. TXGenweb
- Starr County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Starr County, Texas Military Records
