Birth Certificates

The County Clerk's office has birth certificates from 1903 to the present.  Birth certificates are considered a closed record for 75 years, so only qualified applicants may obtain them.  Qualified applicants are defined as the person named on the certificate, mother, father, sibling, spouse, grandparent, legal guardian or legal representative.  Applicants must provide valid identification. 

**The County Clerk's office also provides Remote Site Access and are able to obtain birth certificates from any county in the State of Texas.  The remote site access begins in 1926.  Anyone needing a birth certificate prior to 1926 must contact the county of birth.**

To obtain a birth certificate by mail, complete the application form including a copy of the applicant's valid driver's license along with a check or money order payable to WASHINGTON COUNTY CLERK. 

Certified copies of birth certificates are $23.00 each. 

All requests should be mailed to: Washington County Clerk, 100 E. Main Street, Suite 102, Brenham, TX 77833

If you have any questions please feel free to contact our office at (979) 277-6200.

(You may also write your request on a sheet of paper -- please include full name on birth record/date and place of birth/ both parents names/name, address and phone number of applicant/ relationship to the person on birth record and a copy of valid identification). 

The County Clerk's office does have index information for Birth Certificates available at www.edoctecinc.com

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