Harris County, Texas Public Records

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Located in one of the largest states in the United States, Harris County is the third most populated county in the United States, centering most of the population in Houston. The county was started in 1836 and was originally named Harrisburg County, after John Richardson Harris, who was one of the first settlers in that area of Texas. The name of the county was changed in December of 1839 to Harris County. The county has become famous for a number of things, including a few negative ones, such as being the county to receive the most tornado warnings in the United States, as well as being the county that has sent the most people to the death chamber.

Those wishing to get information about their loved ones, friends, or family, or their past, by getting a hold of the Harris County public records can do so by going to the main office, which is located at the Harris County Civil Courts Building, at 201 Caroline in Houston, Texas on the fourth floor of the building. Visitors can get information and can also file death records, get a marriage license, or receive copies of birth records and death records from this clerk’s office.