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Comal County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 24, 1846
County Seat	New Braunfels
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Comal County Courthouse
150 N Seguin Ste 101;
New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: 830.620.5513 

County Clerk has birth records 1903-1910 & 1930-1950,
marriage records from 1846, divorce records from 1903,
probate, land, naturatlization and court records from 1846
and military discharge records from 1919^[1]

History

The county was the site of the unofficial Spanish mission, Neustra Senora de Guadalupe from December 1756 to March 1758.

Parent County

1846--Comal County was created 24 March 1846 from Comanche, Gonzales and Travis Counties.
County seat: New Braunfels ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Comal County border changes.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bexar
• Blanco
• Guadalupe
• Hays
• Kendall

Resources

Cemeteries

• Comal County Cemeteries  ~  transcriptions  ~  TXGenWeb
• Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
• Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
• African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
• Cemetery Junction  ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Individual cemeteries:

• York Creek Cemetery, New Braunfels BillionGraves

Census

• 1850 Comal County Census  ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1860 Comal County Census  ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1870 Comal County Census  ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1880 Comal County Census  ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb

Churches

• First Protestant Church
• Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
• Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

Land

• Comal County Land Survey Maps  ~  TXGenWeb
• Comal County Land Grants  ~  TXGenWeb

Local Histories

• Comal County Historical Markers  ~  TXGenWeb

• Texas Museums  ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

• 1850 New Braunfels Map  ~  TXGenWeb
• New Braunfels Cemetery Map  ~  TXGenWeb\
• Historical Maps  ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

• Muster Roll of Captain Augustus Buchel  ~  TXGenWeb
• Comal County Korean Casualities  ~  TXGenWeb
• Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Fallen Heroes  ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

• Home Town News  -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
• Newslink  -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
• The Olden Times   -   Historic Texas News Online
• Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
• Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has San Antonio newspapers from the late 1800's that may include residents from Comal County.

Obituaries

• Comal County Obituaries  ~  TXGenWeb
  Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~  Hidden Ancestors
• USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project  ~  Texas
• Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
• Obituary Depot  ~  Texas Newspaper Citations
• Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Obituary Daily Times  ~  Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

• Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records  ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Taxation

Vital Records

• Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
• Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]
  Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
• Texas Marriage Records  1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Divorce Records  1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
• USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas  1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

Society Hill  ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Hill Country Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

• Comal County TXGenWeb
• Comal County Archives  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
• Hidden Ancestors  Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.

• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Comal County, Texas. Page 661 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).