Courthouse Records

Court House
Many microfilmed county records are available from the University of Houston at Victoria. For a listing of these and directions for ordering them, see below.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
115 N. Bridge St., Room 103 (P.O. Box 2410, Victoria, TX 77902)
(361)575-1478
Note: Fee for city birth records is $23.00. A search fee is required if no record is issued.
Fee for death records is $20.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy of the same record.
  • Birth Records: from 1902
    (Birth Certificates for births within Victoria City Limits - 1926-1940 and 1942-present are found at City Hall.)
  • Marriage Records: from 1838
  • Death Records: from 1902
  • Deed Records: from 1838
  • Probate Records: from 1838
  • Marks and Brands: from 1838
Earlier records can be found on microfilm at the University of Houston/Victoria College Library, 2506 E. Red River, Victoria, TX 77901. Phone: 361-788-6285.
CITY HALL
105 W. Juan Linn St., (P.O. Box 1758, Victoria, TX 77902)
(361)485-3040
Hours: Monday-Friday - 8:00-5:00
  • Birth Certificates - births within Victoria City Limits - 1926-1940 and 1942-present
  • Death Certificates - deaths within Victoria City Limits
Forms for ordering birth and death certificates may be printed from the City website.
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT CLERK
115 N. Bridge St., (P.O. Box 2238, Victoria, TX 77902)
(361)575-0581
  • Divorce Records: from 1838
  • Naturalization Records: only about 40 records
OFFICE OF THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
115 N. Bridge St., (P.O. Box 2569, Victoria, TX 77902)
(361)576-3671
  • Tax Records: from 1919
MICROFILM RECORDS of VICTORIA COUNTY

Please note that microfilm reels of local records are available for loan to libraries, not to individuals. Contact your local library to arrange an interlibrary loan of the materials you wish to view. Be sure to provide the contact information below as well as the specific reel numbers you need.

To request microfilm contact: University of Houston at Victoria College, (361)-576-3151.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK

DEED RECORDS, 1838-1890

For an INDEX to the Deed Record, 1838-1888, request Reel 1010569.
Note: Volumes 14, 19, and 22 contained deeds of trust.
  • 1838-1839 - Reel 1009887
  • 1838-1841 Vol. 1 - Reel 1010569
  • 1838-1843 Vol. 2 and 1843-1846 Vol. 2A - Reel 1010570
  • 1846-1848 Vol. 3 and 1849-1850 Vol. 4 - Reel 1010571
  • 1851-1854 Vol. 5 and 1854-1857 Vol. 6 - Reel 1010572
  • 1857-1859 Vol. 7 and 1859-1864 Vol. 8 - Reel 1010573
  • 1864-1869 Vol. 9 and 1866-1876 Vol. 10 - Reel 1010574
  • 1868-1871 Vol. 11 and 1870-1872 Vol. 12 - Reel 1010575
  • 1873-1876 Vol. 13 and 1876-1882 Vol. 14 - Reel 1010576
  • 1876-1878 Vol. 15 - Reel 1010577
  • 1878-1879 Vol. 16 and 1879-1881 Vol. 17 - Reel 1010578
  • 1881-1883 Vol. 18 - Reel 1010579
  • 1882-1887 Vol. 19 - Reel 1010580
  • 1883-1884 Vol. 20 and 1884-1885 Vol. 21 - Reel 1010581
  • 1887-1890 Vol. 22 and 1885-1887 Vol. 23 - Reel 1010582
MARRIAGE RECORD, 1838-1908

For an INDEX to the Marriage Record, 1838-1979, request Reel 1010590.
  • Reel 1010590
    1838-1870 Vol. 1 (original)
    1838-1870 Vol. 1 (transcribed)
    1870-1879 Vol. 2
    1879-1888 Vol. 3
  • Reel 1009885
    1888-1894 Vol. 4
    1894-1901 Vol. 5
  • Reel 1009886
    1901-1908 Vol. 6
(NATURALIZATION) DECLARATIONS OF INTENTION, 1864; 1888-1906

For an INDEX to the Declarations of Intention, 1888-1906 request Reel 1009887. The 1864 declarations were in Volume 1 (original) of the Marriage Record.
  • Reel 1010590
    1864
  • Reel 1009887
    1888-1894 Vol. 1
    1896-1906
NATURALIZATION RECORD, 1904-1906

  • Reel 1009887
    1904-1906 Vol. 1
PLAT RECORD, 1884 (Note: Contained only a plat of Inez, Texas.)

  • Reel 1010583
    1884 Vol. 1
PROBATE MINUTES, 1838-1890

For an INDEX to the Probate Minutes, 1838-1893, request Reel 1010583.
  • 1838-1850 Vol. 1 and 1838-1855 Vol. 1A - Reel 1010584
  • 1849-1852 Vol. 2 and 1852-1867 Vol. A2 - Reel 1010585
  • 1851-1873 Vol. 3 and 1867-1880 Vol. A3 - Reel 1010586
  • 1859-1880 Vol. 4 and 1880-1883 Vol. 4A - Reel 1010587
  • 1874-1880 Vol. 5 - Reel 1010588
  • 1883-1886 Vol. 6 and 1886-1890 Vol. 7 - Reel 1010589
PROBATE RECORD, 1837-1838
(Note: In Volume 1 (original) of the Marriage Record. Consisted primarily of recorded copies of records originally filed in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.)
  • 1837-1838 - Reel 1010590
TAX RECORD, 1868-1869
  • 1868-1869 - Reel 1009887
  • VOTER REGISTRATION LIST, 1870
    Note: In a volume mistitled Naturalization Book.
  • 1870 - Reel 1009887

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT CLERK

(NATURALIZATION) DECLARATIONS OF INTENTION, 1849-1887; 1904
  • 1849-1887 - Reel 1009884
  • 1904 - Reel 1009887
NATURALIZATION RECORD, 1879; 1895-1897
  • 1879; 1895-1897 - Reel 1009887

OFFICE OF THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR

TAX ROLLS, 1838-1910
  • 1838-1893 - Reel 123501
  • 1893-1903 - Reel 123502
  • 1903-1910 - Reel 123503