Original county created in 1836, organized in 1837. County Seat: Refugio  78377  

Office of the County Clerk

COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES, 1841-1918

Reel 1012469                1841-1875 [Vol. 1], 1875-1880 [Vol. 2], 1880-1889 [Vol. 3]
Reel 1012470                1889-1901 [Vol. 4], 1901-1918 [Vol. 5]
Reel 1012468                Index to Commissioners Court Minutes, 1841-1931.

COUNTY COURT MINUTES, 1881-1922

Reel 1012471                1881-1899 [Vol. 1], 1899-1922 [Vol. 2]
Reel 1012471                Index to County Court Minutes, 1881-1963.

DEED OF TRUST RECORD, 1881-1892

Reel 1012463                1881-1892 [Vol. 1]
Reel 1012463                Index to the Deed of Trust Record, 1881-1935.

DEED RECORD, 1839-1888

Reel 1012457                1839-1852 [Vol. A-C], 1850-1854 [Vol. D]
Reel 1012458                1854-1857[Vol. E], 1857-1861 [Vol. F], 1861-1868 [Vol. G]
Reel 1012459                1868-1870 [Vol. H], 1869-1871 [Vol. I], 1871-1874 [Vol. J]
Reel 1012460                1871-1872 [Vol. J-A], 1874 [Vol. K], 1876-1878 [Vol. L]
Reel 1012461                1880-1883 [Vol. N], 1883-1888 [Vol. O]
Reel 1012457                Index to the Deed Record, 1839-1904.
Reel 1012463                Index to plats in the Deed Record and other records

(LAND) HEADRIGHT CERTIFICATES, AFFIDAVITS OF CITIZENSHIP FOR, 1839-1877

Reel 1012397                1839-1877
Reel 1012398                1848
Index arranged alphabetically.
Note: The 1839-1877 volume also contained some miscellaneous court records.  The affidavits in this volume were for the period 1840-1856.

MARRIAGE RECORD, 1851-1918
 
Reel 1012464                1851-1900 [Vol. A-C], 1881-1897 [Vol. D], 1893-1918 [Vol. E]
Reel 1012464                Index to the Marriage Record, 1856-1956.

(NATURALIZATION) DECLARATION OF INTENTION, 1854-1896

Reel 1012397                1854-1896, 1881-1904
Reel 1012397                Index to naturalization records, 1856-1904.

(PROBATE) OATHS AND BONDS, 1874-1881

Reel 1012397                1874-1881
Note: Principally probate bonds, but also contained some official bonds and oaths.

PROBATE MINUTES, 1840-1909

Reel 1012465                1840-1866 [Vol. A-C], 1866-1880 [Vol. D]
Reel 1012466                1880-1891 [Vol. E], 1891-1898 [Vol. F]
Reel 1012467                1898-1909 [Vol. G]
Reel 1012465                Index to Volujmes A-V of the Probate Minutes
 

Office of the County Surveyor

SURVEY RECORD, 1834-1946

Reel 2196.01                1834-1891 [Vol. 1], 1929-1939 [Vol. 2], 1941-1946 [Vol. 3], 1879-1938 [Vol. 4], 1901-1928                                              [Vol. 5], 1900-1902 [Vol. 6], 1883-1917 [Vol. 7]
Reel 2196.01                General index to the Survey Record, 1834-1891; 1929-1939 [Vol. 1 & 2]
Note: Only volumes 2, 5, and 7 have partial indexes
 

Office of the District Clerk

DISTRICT COURT MINUTES, 1879-1922

Reel 1012398                1879-1902 [Vol. D], 1902-1922 [Vol. E]
Reel 1012398                Index to Volumes D-F of the District Court Minutes.

  Office of the Tax Assessor-Collector

TAX ROLLS, 1847-1910

Reel 119601                1847-1910

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS

MATILDA HARDIN BIBLE RECORD, 1803-1918

Reel 1012398                1803-1918
 
 

Requests for microfilm should be made to:

    South Texas Archives
    James C. Jernigan Library
    Texas A&M University-Kingsville
    Campus Box 197
    Kingsville, Texas 78363

  Email Sandra L. Rexroat, Director at s-rexroat@tamuk.edu