Texas Vital Records Indexes

Texas Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records

Helpful Resources for Genealogy Research and Adoption Searches

Online Texas Vital Records Indexes and Files

Texas Death Index 1964-1998 (free)

Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 (fee-based)
Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 (fee-based)
Texas Divorce Index 1968-2002 (fee-based)
Texas Death Index 1903-2000 (fee-based)
The above 4 databases are included in a subscription to Ancestry's U.S. genealogy records collection

More Death Records, Indexes and Obituaries...
- Directory of Online Texas Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries full state and by county
- Social Security Death Index indexes deaths reported to the Social Security Administration from the early 1960s to the present (also has a few listings prior to the early 1960s)

Texas Birth Certificates...
- Texas Birth Certificates 1903-1935 from FamilySearch (free)
- Texas Birth Certificates 1903-1910 & 1926-1929 Online at Fold3 (indexed) (this database is not yet complete, but includes more than 350,000 digitized birth certificates) you can obtain copies of the birth certificates online for a fee

County Listings...
- Bexar County and San Antonio Marriage Records Index (requires free registration)
- Colorado County Marriage Records Index 1837-1886
- Dallas County Marriage Records Search 1964-present
- El Paso County Marriage Records Search 1963-current also has birth & death records searches
- Gregg County: Birth, Marriage & Death Records Search - Recent
- Harris County and Houston Genealogy Records includes birth & death records (mostly 1960s-present; some earlier), marriage licenses (1954 to present) & probate records
- Liberty County Birth, Marriage and Death Index
- Tarrant County and Fort Worth Marriage License Search recent - some go back to about 1950
- Travis County and Austin Marriage Records Search (recent)
- Williamson County Clerk - Search Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Texas Department of Health - Marriage and Divorce Records Indexes
(these are downloadable files for each year - no online searching)
- Texas Marriage Records Index 1966-2009
- Texas Divorce Records Index 1968-2009

Ordering Texas Vital Records

Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics information about ordering birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates (fees and restrictions apply)
Adoption searchers: see the next section

Texas Adoption Search Information

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services - Adoption Registry

People Search Tools - USA

Finding Living & Recently Deceased People in the USA tips for adoptees, genealogists and other missing persons searchers

Texas Cities & Counties

Map of Texas Showing County Locations

If you don't know which county a town or city is in try Rootsweb's Town Search Database

More Online Genealogy Records and Databases

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