Easily find vital records offices across the United States
Easily find vital records offices across the United States
Vital records in Texas are maintained by the Texas Department of State Health Services, where they issue certified copies of birth and death records from 1903 – 2024. Marriage and divorce records are only available from the county department where the event was filed. Many older records are available from these county departments as well.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Texas Department of State Health Services - Vital Statistics Bureau can provide:
| Record Type | Available From |
|---|---|
| Texas Birth Records | 1903 – 2024 |
| Texas Death Records | 1903 – 2024 |
| Texas Divorce Records | dependent on county |
| Texas Marriage Records | dependent on county |
| County | Date Founded |
|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | 1846 |
| Andrews County, TX | 1876 |
| Angelina County, TX | 1846 |
| Aransas County, TX | 1871 |
| Archer County, TX | 1858 |
| Armstrong County, TX | 1876 |
| Atascosa County, TX | 1856 |
| Austin County, TX | 1836 |
| Bailey County, TX | November 5, 1918 |
| Bandera County, TX | 1856 |
| Bastrop County, TX | 1836 |
| Baylor County, TX | 1858 |
| Bee County, TX | December 8, 1857 |
| Bell County, TX | 1850 |
| Bexar County, TX | December 20, 1836 |
| Blanco County, TX | February 12, 1858 |
| Borden County, TX | 1876 |
| Bosque County, TX | 1854 |
| Bowie County, TX | 1840 |
| Brazoria County, TX | 1836 |
| Brazos County, TX | 1841 |
| Brewster County, TX | 1887 |
| Briscoe County, TX | 1876 |
| Brooks County, TX | 1911 |
| Brown County, TX | 1856 |
| Burleson County, TX | 1846 |
| Burnet County, TX | February 5, 1852 |
| Caldwell County, TX | 1848 |
| Calhoun County, TX | 1846 |
| Callahan County, TX | 1877 |
| Cameron County, TX | 1848 |
| Camp County, TX | 1874 |
| Carson County, TX | 1876 |
| Cass County, TX | 1846 |
| Castro County, TX | 1876 |
| Chambers County, TX | 1858 |
| Cherokee County, TX | July 13, 1846 |
| Childress County, TX | 1887 |
| Clay County, TX | 1857 |
| Cochran County, TX | 1876 |
| Coke County, TX | 1889 |
| Coleman County, TX | 1858 |
| Collin County, TX | 1846 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | 1891 |
| Colorado County, TX | 1836 |
| Comal County, TX | 1846 |
| Comanche County, TX | 1856 |
| Concho County, TX | 1858 |
| Cooke County, TX | 1848 |
| Coryell County, TX | 1854 |
| Cottle County, TX | 1892 |
| Crane County, TX | 1887 |
| Crockett County, TX | 1875 |
| Crosby County, TX | 1876 |
| Culberson County, TX | 1911 |
| Dallam County, TX | 1876 |
| Dallas County, TX | March 30, 1846 |
| Dawson County, TX | 1876 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | 1890 |
| Delta County, TX | 1870 |
| Denton County, TX | April 11, 1846 |
| DeWitt County, TX | 1846 |
| Dickens County, TX | 1891 |
| Dimmit County, TX | 1858 |
| Donley County, TX | 1882 |
| Duval County, TX | 1858 |
| Eastland County, TX | 1858 |
| Ector County, TX | 1893 |
| Edwards County, TX | 1858 |
| Ellis County, TX | 1849 |
| El Paso County, TX | 1848 |
| Erath County, TX | 1856 |
| Falls County, TX | 1850 |
| Fannin County, TX | 1837 |
| Fayette County, TX | December 14, 1837 |
| Fisher County, TX | 1876 |
| Floyd County, TX | 1876 |
| Foard County, TX | 1891 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | 1837 |
| Franklin County, TX | March 1875 |
| Freestone County, TX | 1851 |
| Frio County, TX | 1871 |
| Gaines County, TX | 1876 |
| Galveston County, TX | 1838 |
| Garza County, TX | 1876 |
| Gillespie County, TX | 1848 |
| Glasscock County, TX | 1889 |
| Goliad County, TX | March 2, 1836 |
| Gonzales County, TX | 1836 |
| Gray County, TX | 1876 |
| Grayson County, TX | 1846 |
| Gregg County, TX | 1873 |
| Grimes County, TX | 1846 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | 1846 |
| Hale County, TX | 1876 |
| Hall County, TX | 1876 |
| Hamilton County, TX | 1856 |
| Hansford County, TX | 1876 |
| Hardeman County, TX | 1889 |
| Hardin County, TX | 1858 |
| Harris County, TX | December 22, 1836 |
| Harrison County, TX | 1839 |
| Hartley County, TX | 1876 |
| Haskell County, TX | 1858 |
| Hays County, TX | 1848 |
| Hemphill County, TX | 1876 |
| Henderson County, TX | 1846 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | 1852 |
| Hill County, TX | 1853 |
| Hockley County, TX | 1876 |
| Hood County, TX | 1866 |
| Hopkins County, TX | 1846 |
| Houston County, TX | 1837 |
| Howard County, TX | August 21, 1876 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | 1917 |
| Hunt County, TX | 1846 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | 1876 |
| Irion County, TX | 1889 |
| Jack County, TX | 1856 |
| Jackson County, TX | 1837 |
| Jasper County, TX | 1836 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | 1887 |
| Jefferson County, TX | 1836 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | 1913 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | 1912 |
| Johnson County, TX | 1854 |
| Jones County, TX | 1881 |
| Karnes County, TX | February 4, 1854 |
| Kaufman County, TX | February 1848 |
| Kendall County, TX | 1862 |
| Kenedy County, TX | 1921 |
| Kent County, TX | 1876 |
| Kerr County, TX | 1856 |
| Kimble County, TX | 1858 |
| King County, TX | 1876 |
| Kinney County, TX | 1850 |
| Kleberg County, TX | 1913 |
| Knox County, TX | 1876 |
| Lamar County, TX | 1841 |
| Lamb County, TX | 1876 |
| Lampasas County, TX | 1856 |
| La Salle County, TX | 1856 |
| Lavaca County, TX | 1841 |
| Lee County, TX | 1874 |
| Leon County, TX | 1846 |
| Liberty County, TX | 1836 |
| Limestone County, TX | 1841 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | 1876 |
| Live Oak County, TX | 1856 |
| Llano County, TX | 1856 |
| Loving County, TX | February 26, 1887 |
| Lubbock County, TX | 1851 |
| Lynn County, TX | 1876 |
| McCulloch County, TX | 1856 |
| McLennan County, TX | 1850 |
| McMullen County, TX | 1877 |
| Madison County, TX | 1854 |
| Marion County, TX | 1860 |
| Martin County, TX | 1876 |
| Mason County, TX | 1858 |
| Matagorda County, TX | 1836 |
| Maverick County, TX | 1856 |
| Medina County, TX | 1848 |
| Menard County, TX | 1858 |
| Midland County, TX | 1885 |
| Milam County, TX | 1836 |
| Mills County, TX | 1887 |
| Mitchell County, TX | 1876 |
| Montague County, TX | 1858 |
| Montgomery County, TX | 1837 |
| Moore County, TX | 1876 |
| Morris County, TX | 1875 |
| Motley County, TX | 1876 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | 1836 |
| Navarro County, TX | April 25, 1846 |
| Newton County, TX | 1846 |
| Nolan County, TX | 1881 |
| Nueces County, TX | 1846 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | 1876 |
| Oldham County, TX | 1876 |
| Orange County, TX | January 5, 1852 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | 1856 |
| Panola County, TX | 1846 |
| Parker County, TX | 1855 |
| Parmer County, TX | 1876 |
| Pecos County, TX | 1871 |
| Polk County, TX | 1846 |
| Potter County, TX | 1887 |
| Presidio County, TX | 1850 |
| Rains County, TX | July 9, 1870 |
| Randall County, TX | 1876 |
| Reagan County, TX | 1903 |
| Real County, TX | 1913 |
| Red River County, TX | 1837 |
| Reeves County, TX | 1883 |
| Refugio County, TX | 1836 |
| Roberts County, TX | 1889 |
| Robertson County, TX | 1837 |
| Rockwall County, TX | 1873 |
| Runnels County, TX | 1858 |
| Rusk County, TX | 1843 |
| Sabine County, TX | 1837 |
| San Augustine County, TX | 1837 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | 1870 |
| San Patricio County, TX | 1836 |
| San Saba County, TX | 1856 |
| Schleicher County, TX | 1887 |
| Scurry County, TX | 1876 |
| Shackelford County, TX | 1874 |
| Shelby County, TX | 1836 |
| Sherman County, TX | 1876 |
| Smith County, TX | July 1846 |
| Somervell County, TX | 1875 |
| Starr County, TX | 1838 |
| Stephens County, TX | 1858 |
| Sterling County, TX | 1891 |
| Stonewall County, TX | 1876 |
| Sutton County, TX | 1887 |
| Swisher County, TX | 1876 |
| Tarrant County, TX | 1849 |
| Taylor County, TX | 1858 |
| Terrell County, TX | 1905 |
| Terry County, TX | 1876 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | 1879 |
| Titus County, TX | 1846 |
| Tom Green County, TX | March 13, 1874 |
| Travis County, TX | 1840 |
| Trinity County, TX | 1850 |
| Tyler County, TX | 1846 |
| Upshur County, TX | 1846 |
| Upton County, TX | 1887 |
| Uvalde County, TX | 1856 |
| Val Verde County, TX | 1885 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | 1848 |
| Victoria County, TX | 1836 |
| Walker County, TX | 1846 |
| Waller County, TX | 1873 |
| Ward County, TX | 1887 |
| Washington County, TX | 1836 |
| Webb County, TX | 1848 |
| Wharton County, TX | 1846 |
| Wheeler County, TX | 1876 |
| Wichita County, TX | February 1, 1858 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | 1858 |
| Willacy County, TX | 1911 |
| Williamson County, TX | March 13, 1848 |
| Wilson County, TX | 1860 |
| Winkler County, TX | 1887 |
| Wise County, TX | 1856 |
| Wood County, TX | 1850 |
| Yoakum County, TX | 1876 |
| Young County, TX | 1856 |
| Zapata County, TX | January 22, 1858 |
| Zavala County, TX | 1846 |
