San Augustine County Death Index Search

San Augustine County death records are maintained by the County Clerk in San Augustine and are part of the Texas statewide death index beginning in 1903. To get a certified death certificate or search the death index for someone who died in San Augustine County, you can contact the county clerk, submit a mail request, or use the state online system.

San Augustine County Clerk Death Records

The San Augustine County Clerk handles vital records for the county, including certified death certificates. The office is located at 106 Courthouse, San Augustine, TX 75972. You can reach the clerk's office by calling (936) 275-2762. The clerk is available Monday through Friday during courthouse hours and can help with requests for certified copies, record searches, and general questions about what is on file.

San Augustine County is a rural east Texas county near the Angelina National Forest. The county has a small population, which means the volume of annual death records is modest, but all records since 1903 are part of the statewide Texas death index maintained by DSHS. If a record is not found at the county level, the state office in Austin may have a copy since state records are maintained as duplicates of county filings.

The fee is $21.00 for the first certified copy and $4.00 for each additional copy of the same record when ordered at the same time. Bring valid photo ID for any in-person request. Mail requests must include a copy of your ID. The fee is not refunded if a search is completed and no record is located.

Note: Some records from the earliest years of registration, particularly before 1920, may be incomplete or missing due to inconsistent rural reporting across Texas during that period.

The Texas DSHS Vital Statistics office sets the state rules on fees, access restrictions, and ID requirements that San Augustine County follows when processing death certificate requests.

State rules govern every San Augustine County death record transaction, whether at the local clerk or through DSHS in Austin.

How to Search San Augustine County Death Records

In person is the fastest way. Go to 106 Courthouse in San Augustine. Bring your government-issued photo ID and $21.00. The clerk can search by name and approximate date of death and issue a certified copy the same day if the record is on file.

To request by mail, use the VS-142 Death Certificate Application. Include a copy of your photo ID and the fee as a money order or check payable to the San Augustine County Clerk. Send to 106 Courthouse, San Augustine, TX 75972. Processing usually takes a few business days after the office receives the packet.

Online ordering is available at txapps.texas.gov through DSHS. The state charges $20.00 for the first copy. These orders are fulfilled by mail from Austin in 20 to 25 business days. To search the death index for free before ordering, FamilySearch and Ancestry both have Texas death records covering 1903 through 2000.

Who Can Access San Augustine County Death Certificates

Under Texas Government Code Section 552.115, death records less than 25 years old are restricted. Only an immediate family member can get a certified copy during the restricted period. That means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, or grandparent of the person on the record. A legal representative with valid documentation can also request. After 25 years, the record is public and anyone can obtain a copy.

All requesters must present valid government-issued photo ID. The DSHS acceptable ID page lists all accepted forms. Providing false information to obtain a death certificate is a felony under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 195, punishable by prison time and fines up to $10,000. The clerk keeps a record of who requests each certificate.

Genealogy Research in San Augustine County

San Augustine County's death records go back to 1903, offering more than a century of records for family history researchers. East Texas counties like San Augustine have a long settlement history and their records document multiple generations of families who lived in this part of the state. The free online death index on FamilySearch covers Texas deaths from 1903 to 2000 and is a good first step before paying for a certified copy.

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission in Austin holds the statewide death index through 1973 and is open for public research. The Library of Congress Texas vital records guide provides a useful overview of how the statewide index is organized and what records exist by time period. For researchers working on San Augustine County families, local county records and state archives are both worth checking.

Note: The statewide Texas death index is organized alphabetically within time ranges. For 1903 to 1940, all entries appear in one list. After that, indexes become more granular by year.

The DSHS Order Records Locally page provides contact information for every Texas county clerk that issues certified death certificates, including San Augustine County.

You can get a certified copy of a San Augustine County death record from the local clerk without ordering through the state office in Austin.

Cities in San Augustine County

San Augustine County's main community is the city of San Augustine. All death records for events in the county are processed through the San Augustine County Clerk. No cities in this county meet the qualifying population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site.

Nearby Counties

These counties border San Augustine County. Check where a death occurred before deciding which clerk to contact.

Nacogdoches County • Sabine County • Shelby County • Jasper County