Webb County Texas Genealogy and History - presented by Genealogy Trails


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Webb County Texas

The county is named for James Webb, a state and federal judge.
Organized in 1848, it is the 6th largest of Texas' 254 counties
The county seat is Laredo.

Photo by Copernico Contreras CC BY-SA 3.0

WEBB COUNTY COURTHOUSE

1905 WEBB COUNTY COURTHOUSE

CITIES, TOWNS, AND POPULATED PLACES

* El Cenizo * Laredo * Rio Bravo * Botines * Bruni * Cactus * Callaghan * Darwin * East Gate Colonia * La Moca Ranch Colonia * La Presa * Laredo Ranchettes * Larga Vista * Las Tiendas * Minera * Old Milwaukee * Mirando City * Oilton * Palafox * Ranchitos Las Lomas * Ranchos Penitas West * San Pablo * San Ramon * Webb *

Ghost Towns
* Islitas * Los Ojuelos * Pescadito * Santo Tomas *

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Online Data
Biographies	Birth Records
Cemeteries	Census Records
Church Records	County Records
Death Records	Family Records
History Topics	Marriage Records
Military Records	Miscellaneous Data
Newspaper Gleanings	Obituaries and Death Notices
School Records	Wills/ Probate Records
Website Updates: Jan 2025: Death News: MOORE Dec 2024: Ads: CRAWFORD, VILLEGAS, MURPHY, HUBERICH, BARTHOLOMAEI, REID, WIGGINS, BRUNI, JOHNSON, Laredo Bottling Works, Bijou Restaurant, HEBERT, TURPIN, MOSES, ATLEE, BRYANT, MOORE, SNECKNER, Hotel Hamilton, THOMPSON; Visiting News: MCLELLAN, GALINDO, MCDONELL, TURNER, PATTON, SHELTON, TILEN, MERRIDA, WIGGINS, RUTHERFORD, ERICSON, FAWKNER, HAYNES, HODGES, DAUGHTERTY, GIRAUD, PELTON, MOSER; County: 1890 City of Laredo Business Directory Aug 2024: Ads: HALSELL, LOWRY, SAUVIGNET, WILCOX, WARD, GONGORA, LEAL, COCKRELL, YOUNKIN, AMENT, ATLEE, WINSLOW, PIERCE, RANDELL, DANNELLEY, FOSTER Apr 2024: Marriage News: HORNBURG, CRAVEN, DECKER, RAMIREZ, BURR, BOND, HICKEY, CRAVEN; Death News: PIERCE, ALLEN Mar 2024: Marriage News: BENNETT, JENKINS, BATCHELOR, BREWSTER, CHRISTEN, BURBANK Dec 2023: Marriage News: MOLHER, SPALDING, ROMEYN, WILCOX, BUSH, SUTHERLAND, STEVENS, BAILEY Aug 2023: History: History of Laredo; Biographies: MURPHY, BENAVIDES, SANCHEZ, OCHOA, WINSLOW, VILLEGAS, LIGARDE, MARTIN, FOSTER, HAYNES, RICHTER, HAMILTON, SAUVIGNET, BREWSTER, CHAMBERLAIN, ARMENGOL, ORTIZ, BRUNI, GRAY, SAUNAS, MIMS, PACE, PAGE, PUIG, FLORES, WERNER, BRENNAN, HALSELL, LEAL, LEYENDECKER, GARCIA, SCHMIDT, VELA, SCOVILL, ALEXANDER, BERTANI, DENIKE, LOWRY, DAVIS, EISTETTER, FLOYD, GOODWIN, NYE, SHAW Apr 2023: Crime News: ROGERS, HERRERA, BLUNT, AYERS, BARTHELEW, REVUELTAS, DOUGHERTY, SERDA Mar 2023: Sick List News: CHAMBERLAIN; Visiting News: BREWSTER, PERALES Dec 2022: Biographies: CANALES, BREWSTER, YAEGER Nov 2022: Community News: SPINDLE, WILKERSON, MOORE, BREWSTER, HAYES, DOWNING, EDDY, MCCORD Jul 2022: Death News: BURKETT; Crime News: 1881 Poisoning case; Biographies: TURPIN May 2022: Death News: HILL; Marriage News: BELMONTI, BRUNI Apr 2022: Census: 1890 Veterans Schedule; Death News: SEARRES; Marriage News: BURKE, KELLEGHER, NICHOLS, MANEY Feb 2022: Death News: POGGENPOHLE, HARRIS

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