New book shares stories of aransas countys culinary history. Her interest in texas courthouses is linked to her job as an attorney for the texas attorney generals office. Digital book online at the portal to texas history. By 1958, the books had been moved from fulton and a librarian was hired. Aransas county recorder of deeds rockport, tx address. The aransas county historical society mission statement. If you are interested in using or printing one of our photographs, please contact us. Criminal records search aransas county, tx arrests, jails. The aransas county recorder of deeds, located in rockport, texas is a centralized office where public records are recorded, indexed, and stored in aransas county, tx.
Culinary traditions of aransas county is available for purchase at the history centers website and amazon. Demolition of the 1956 aransas county courthouse began on february 22, 2018 and was completed in march. Moorishstyle courthouse was built in rockport in 1890. Aransas county courthouse 1889 image courtesy designed by noted courthouse james riely gordon, this moorish styled building was demolished in 1956 to make way for a new courthouse. Aransas city is a ghost town on the tip of the live oak peninsula in aransas county, texas near presentday fulton. A criminal record may include an individuals arrests, warrants, criminal charges filed, and convictions and sentences for criminal offenses. Aransas county, texas deed and property courthouse records. Welcome to the web page for the aransas county clerk.
Aransas county, texas documents are now available on documents include all or part of the documents filed with the aransas county clerkrecorder for the period indicated below. Aransas county clerk official public records texasfile. The district appraises property according to the texas property tax code and the uniform standards of professional appraisal practices uspap. Aransas county courthouse 2840 highway 35 n rockport, tx 783825711 phone. Aransas county texas county clerk valerie amason aransas county clerks office 2840 highway 35 n rockport, tx 783825711 phone. Aransas county is located on the gulf of mexico and offers the relaxed, laid back quality of life of a coastal community. Some with stately towers and arched doors or windows, some with high brick chimneys and mansard roofs, some in modern concrete and glass, the 254 courthouses of texas provide an invitation to public life, a testament to the ideal of justice, and an introduction to period architecture. Aransas county p18 is on the gulf coast northeast of corpus christi. Culinary traditions of aransas county, a book produced by the history center for aransas county, comes out friday after nearly two years of research and work.
Please utilize the instructions found here for information on how to conduct business with the aransas county district clerk s office. Collin jackson aransas county courthouse 2840 tx35 bus rockport, tx 78382. All of our courthouse photos are displayed in this gallery. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in aransas county. Valerie amason aransas county courthouse 2840 hwy 35 n rockport, tx 783825711 phone. Meetings, foreclosures, and beer and wine licenses are filed by the county clerks office and posted on courthouse bulletin board. Every property owner, that is not represented by a tax agent. A county courthouse stands not only as the center of government, but also as the center of civic pride. There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. The purpose of the recorder of deeds is to ensure the accuracy of aransas county property and land records and to preserve their continuity. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Aransas county courthouse status the covid19 situation has impacted most texas county courthouses.
In 1957, the aransas county commissioners agreed to take over administration of the library and provided a small room in the aransas county courthouse. Our office will be temporarily displaced until further notice starting 1242020, please go to 700 w wheeler ave, aransas pass, tx 78336 click here for online payments. It served as a port on aransas bay at its confluence with copano bay during the 1830s and 1840s, but declined following its loss of a republic of texas customhouse to the rival port of lamar. Was treated very nicely, everybody helpful and nice. The history center tells the history of the people, who developed this county via dynamic. Jury duty, district and county clerk of court, phone number, and other san patricio county info. Riely gordon and was much admired by residents and. Guide to aransas county texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Aransas county court at law tuesday, may 5, 2020 youtube. This collection of postcards tells the story of aransas county from the 1870s through the 1970s.
Depending on local laws and specific court policies, exemptions may include persons over age 70, and those having recently served on a jury usually within years depending on county policy. In the state of texas, there are possible exemptions for full time students enrolled in a college institution, caregivers of children under ten. Aransas county, texas free public records searches at black book online. Each of the courts sit in all 5 counties throughout the year.
Due to covid 19 the aransas pass municipal court will only be doing business online, email, or by phone until further notice. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free. Aransas county, texas aransas county is a county located in the u. Aransas county, tx free public records black book online. The county, divided into three parts by copano, st. Pike county courthouse arkansas history commission sources report destruction of most records in an 1895 courthouse fire. The identification, protection, record ing, interpretation and acquisition of historic and prehistoric sites, structures, places, documents and objects. The county was formed in 1871 from refugio county and organized the following year. In april 1889, the commissioners court placed advertisements in the newspapers of dallas, fort worth, and san antonio requesting plans and specifications for a courthouse and jail. Courthouse photos in a gallery from all counties in texas.
Just a quick glance at the courthouse photos in this collection and youll be reminded of texas. May 15, 2019 a book release party will be held at the history center for aransas county on friday, may 17, 57 p. Search aransas county public property records online. Charles, and aransas bays, is bounded on the north and northwest by refugio county, on the south by san patricio and nueces counties, and on the east by the gulf of mexico. The district judges of these 5 counties hear criminal. Archive of texas history and photographs including town and county histories, courthouse photos and history, genealogy information and historical data. The life of a texas coastal county is a wonderfully researched history of an exciting part of texas. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Culinary traditions of aransas county, a book produced by. Friends of history center for aransas county when aransas county was formed in 1871, rented quarters were used for a courthouse. When aransas county was formed in 1871, rented quarters were used for a courthouse.
Aransas county clerk official public records coverage. American community survey separates various ethnicities depending on the areas population of persons from less than 5 years of age to 85 years old and over. The history center for aransas county home facebook. The book, which features 87 recipes, examines the history of food in the area, from the karankawa tribe to turtle canneries established after the civil war to current restaurants and food festivals. This is the story of a little place that has played a surprisingly large role in the history of texas. Aransas cad is responsible for appraising all real and business personal property within aransas county. Containing 128 pages of scanned vintage postcards of aransas county including descriptive narratives.
Planning has begun for the long term inside and outside exhibits. The history center for aransas county posts facebook. Live oak, rockport, courthouse grounds aransas county created out of the coastal portion of refugio county in 1871, aransas county is the second smallest county in texas. The aransas county courthouse was severely damaged by hurricane harvey when it came ashore at rockport on august 25, 2017 with estimated winds at 140mph. Aransas county s demographic and housing acs survey of 23,889 being 0. Aransas county, tx free public records criminal arrests. Within its boundaries are three bays of the gulf of mexico. A calendar listing where each court is sitting is posted under the court calendar tab on this site. The history center for aransas county, rockport, texas. Aransas county in postcards by kam wagert and pam wheat stranahan has arrived. Pam stranahan is leading the installation of the inside exhibit that will provide an overview of aransas county history that will appeal to both out of town visitors and residents and enable. This book is sure to be a sellout, so get your copy now. Original footage of the 1890 moorish style aransas county courthouse being demolished in 1955. It is the exact same great book with quality pictures, pages, print and history of each courthouse.
Reelect pam heard, aransas county district clerk home. Travel texas and witness the history in the historic courthouses, jailhouses, churches, and bridges. Poinsett county courthouse it was reported loss of all records in a courthouse fire sept. Local business includes environmentally friendly industries of seafood, oil production, tourism, sport hunting and fishing, boating and water sports, fine art and sculptures, and bird watching. Aransas county texas genealogy and history presented by. Aransas county p18 is on the gulf coast northeast of corpus. A community book drive brought in more than 2,000 books which were placed on bookshelves made from apple crates. Attendees will be able to sample bites made from some of the recipes featured in the book. Jackson county history from the handbook of texas online.
Aransas county courthouse rockport, texas courthouse. Renaissance revival and moorish revival building materialsdescription. Aransas county courthouse 1889 254 texas courthouses. It is part of the corpus christi metropolitan statistical area. The moorishstyle aransas county courthouse in rockport, built in 1890, was designed by architect j.
Map of aransas county, texas, including the gulf coast region. Aransas county, texas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Aransas county texas county clerk valerie amason aransas county clerk s office 2840 highway 35 n rockport, tx 783825711 phone. Aransas county was formed in 1871 from refugio county. If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webauthoring skills, consider joining us.
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