Records that survive
These are the record series from Milam County that were microfilmed for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps. Not every county, or every record in a county, was filmed.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Record · County Clerk1874–1935
- Divorce Minutes · District Clerk1893–1942
- Death Record · County Clerk1903–1935
- Death Certificates · County Clerk1912–1928
- Birth Certificates · County Clerk1916–1926
- (Marriage) Notice of Intention to Marry · County Clerk1929–1933
- Birth Certificates (Amended) · County Clerk1942–1972
Deeds and land
- Deed Record · County Clerk1874–1903
Wills and estates
- (Probate) Will Record · County Clerk1868–1918
- Probate Minutes · County Clerk1874–1934
Naturalization
- (Naturalization) Declarations of Intention · County Clerk1887–1906
- Naturalization Minutes · District Clerk1891–1906
- Naturalization Record · District Clerk1906–1911
- (Naturalization) Petition & Record · District Clerk1911–1949
- Naturalization Papers, Misc. · District Clerk1914–1928
Tax records
- Tax Rolls · Tax Assessor-Collector1846–1910
Court records
- District Court Civil Case Papers · District Clerk1872–1895
- District Court Civil Minutes · District Clerk1874–1935
Schools
- Scholastic Census · Superintendent of Schools1909–1949
See every reel at the Texas State Library
Source: Texas State Library and Archives Commission, County Records on Microfilm. Texas began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1903, though many went unrecorded until the 1920s.
Where to find the records
- Find Milam County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the county clerk, the district clerk and the Texas General Land Office.
- The county clerk
Deeds, marriage licenses and probate records (wills and estates), plus copies of births and deaths for many counties.
- The district clerk
District court cases, including divorces, and in many counties naturalizations.
- The Texas General Land Office
In Austin: the original files for nearly all land granted from the public domain, from Spanish and Mexican grants through the Republic and the state, since Texas kept its public land.
- Texas State Library: Milam County records on microfilmfree
Every filmed series with its reel numbers. The film can be used in Austin or borrowed through interlibrary loan at many libraries.
- Texas General Land Office: Search Our Collectionsfree
The Land Grant Database and surname index: search original Texas land grants by name and county.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Texas, Milam" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: A Mexican municipality, made one of the Republic of Texas's original counties in 1836
Later formed partly from Milam County: Bell County, Burleson County, Falls County, McLennan County, Robertson County, Williamson County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1834, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Texas land was granted by the state, not the federal government, so an ancestor who received land directly from the government will usually have a file at the General Land Office as well as deeds in the county.