Leon County is located within the major state of Texas. Leon County originated back in the year of 1846. In 2020, there were 15,719 total occupants living in Leon County.
Its county seat is Centerville. It was named for Martín De León, the founder of Victoria, Texas. However, local tradition holds that it is named for a yellow wolf of the region commonly called the león (“lion” in Spanish).
Leon County Arrest Records
In the year of 2021, there were 14 violent and 105 property crimes in the county. Records for arrests can be obtained at:
Leon County Sheriff’s Office
606 East St. Mary’s Street
Centerville, TX 75833
Phone: (903) 536-2749
Fax: (903) 536-4357
Leon County Criminal Records
In Leon County, and across Texas, the State Police are required by law to maintain an up-to-date registry of all sex-offenders in their jurisdiction. This consists of offenders who are working, living, incarcerated, or attending school in the region. Members of the public hold the fundamental right to access the list in question. The search tools offered online enable the people of Leon County to do a search for every sex offender inside of a certain range of their home
Leon County Court Records
All criminal, family, and civil cases in Leon County lie within the jurisdiction of the County Courthouse. All records related to the cases heard in Leon County are compiled and maintained by the County Judge. There are a number of ways to view these records, via:
Leon County Courthouse
Byron Ryder, County Judge
130 East St. Mary’s Street
Centerville, TX 75833
Phone: (903) 536-2331
Fax: (903) 536-7044
Note - Mail, email, or fax are the options for standard data files, but anything official or certified must be delivered via mail.
Leon County Public Records
All Leon County data files are handled by the County Clerk. The vital records in question refer to data files about a person's essential life events. The vital files in question can refer to a person's marriage, divorce, birth, death, plus much more. The files and records referring to these important events normally include divorce decrees, divorce certificates and other divorce data files, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, marriage certificates. Data files are all held alongside one another in a central vital file registry to be utilized later for statistical analysis.
These vital data files, like all public details, can be accessed by the public. A citizen must acquire access online, or in person at:
Leon County Clerk
155 N. Cass Street, First Floor
P.O. Box 98
Centerville, TX 75833
Phone: (903) 536-2352
Fax: (903) 536-7581
Note - Office opening hours are between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST, and photo ID is essential.
