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Each of the twenty-six depositories has some original records and manuscripts concerning that particular region. In some instances micro filming of county records has not been done. Inventories of the records available in nearly eighty of the 254 county courthouses have been made. Many Texas counties have suffered a loss of records due to courthouse fires, floods, and theft. This is reflected in the earliest dates for record availability. Some counties were organized twice. Although twenty-seven additional counties were created by the legislature, none were organized. Of these only Buchel, Encinal, and Foley counties had records. Buchel and Foley were incorporated into Brewster County, while Encinal was included in Webb County. Deeds are located through the county clerk, probates at the county clerk's or the probate clerk's office in larger counties, and court records through the county or district court clerk. Letters should be addressed to the appropriate clerk.

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County records, such as land and property records, probate records and wills, marriage records, naturalization papers, and district court minutes, are micro filmed and kept in a depository designated for the county's respective area. Thus there is no one state depository with a complete set of records.

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  • Galveston Passenger Lists, 1896-1948: This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of Galveston, Texas and the subports of Houston, Brownsville, Port Arthur, Sabine, and Texas City, Texas, from 1896-1948.
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  • Texas Land Title Abstracts: This database contains abstracts of original titles located in the archives of the Texas General Land Office in Austin, Texas.
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  • Abstract of Land Claims, Compiled From the Records of the General Land Office. Arranged alphabetically in districts, lists grants from Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and the state.
  • Abstracts of Land Titles of Texas Comprising the Titled, Patented, and Located Lands in the State. County arrangement for the period 1833 to 1877.
  • An Abstract of the Original Titles of Records in the General Land Office. 1838.Covers headright grants for 1791 to 1836.
  • Abstract of All Original Grants and Locations Comprising Texas Land Titles to August 32, 1945. 8 vols. Supplements A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H. 8 vols. This set is somewhat difficult to locate. The General Land Offices does sell out-of-print volumes on microfiche. The first volume has been reprinted as Texas Land Title Abstracts Volume 1-A. Paris, Tex.: The Wright Press, 1984.
  • History and Disposition of Texas Public Domain.
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  • Bounty and Donation Land Grants of Texas, 1835-1888.
  • The Public Lands of Texas 1519-1970. Excellent source describing land records and land history in Texas.
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