Where We Are
Jim Wells County is located in the southern part of Texas, with Alice, the county seat, being just west of Corpus Christi and northwest of Kingsville. It was created from Nueces County in 1911 so, before that, records for this area will be found in Nueces County. The counties surrounding us are - clockwise from Live Oak in the north - San Patricio, Nueces, Kleburg, Brooks and Duval counties.Jim Wells County is named for James B Wells Jr, a judge and Democratic Party political boss in South Texas for 30 years.
