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The Brazos Genealogist
Every issue of the Brazos Genealogical Association's quarterly, 1979–2008, digitized and fully searchable across the full run.
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A TXGenWeb Project County Site
Brazos County, Texas Genealogy
Free access to genealogical resources to aid your family research — transcribed records, research links, and references for Brazos County, Texas.
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Welcome to Brazos County Genealogy. Our goal is to help you locate your ancestors that may have had a presence in Brazos County. Here you will find transcribed records, articles, databases and links to records that may be found on other sites. As a researcher myself, I know you want to see the original documents whenever possible, so we also point you to where you can find them. Have a question about a family or where to find a record? Post your question to the message board. Good luck with your journey.
County History
Early inhabitants were the Bidais and Tonkawas people; Comanches hunted in the area. Part of Stephen F. Austin's second colony of the late 1820s. The county was created in 1841 from Robertson and Washington counties and named Navasota; it was renamed for the Brazos River in 1842 and organized in 1843.
Dig Deeper about Brazos County →Special Events
Meetings and events happening in the Brazos Valley
Texas Research Ramblers Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting → Texas A&M University Celebrates 150 Years →The historic Brazos County Courthouse, completed in 1892.
Architect Eugene T. Heiner of Houston designed this Second Empire/Richardsonian Romanesque styled courthouse for Brazos County. Completed in 1892. By 1954 this historic structure was considered too old and very un-modern. The county chose to demolish it rather than to update and restore the building. A new "modern" courthouse was constructed in the same location and is still in use today. Only the original cornerstone and tower bell survive.
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Birth, marriage, and death record citations across FamilySearch, USGenWeb Archives, and local Texas archives — plus volunteer lookups.
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Where to find records. Libraries, Museums, Societies. Post your question about your Brazos County family and lookups.
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Nearby Counties
Neighboring Counties
Links to the TXGenWeb sites for Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Milam, Robertson, and Washington counties.
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