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Lampasas County, Texas
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Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
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Founded	February 1, 1856
County Seat	Lampasas
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Lampasas County Courthouse
PO Box 231
Lampasas, TX 76550-0231
Phone: 512.556.8271

County Clerk has birth records from 1895,
death records from 1910, marriage records
from 1879, probate records from 1876,
court records from1899 and  land records from 1872^[1]

History

Parent County

1856--Lampasas County was created 1 February 1856 from Bell and Travis Counties. County seat: Lampasas ^[2]

Boundary Changes

1858--The northeastern corner of Lampasas County became part of Hamilton County.

1873-- An act of the legislature extended the southern boundary of Lampasas County thirty miles into Burnet County. In 1874 the boundary was returned to its previous position.

1887--Northern and northwestern sections of Lampasas County became part of Mills County ^[3]

Record Loss

1870, 1871, 1875--County records were destroyed by fire or flood in in 1870, 1871, and 1875.

1871--On December 24 (or 27), 1871 fire destroyed the frame building used as the Lampasas County Courthouse.  All records were destroyed. ^[4]

1873--The courthouse and much of the town of Lampasas was damaged extensively by heavy rains and flooding on September 27, 1873.  Several people were killed in the flood.  The remaining records were either damaged or destroyed.  

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bell
• Burnet
• Coryell
• Hamilton
• Mills

Resources

African American

• Texas African American Griots  ~  USGenWeb
• AfriGeneas  ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
• Texas African American Genealogy  ~  Access Genealogy

Cemeteries

• Lampasas County Cemeteries  ~  transcriptions  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Lampasas County Cemetery Index  ~  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
• Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census

• 1860 Census  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1860 Mortality Schedule  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1870 Census  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1870 Mortality Schedule  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1880 Census  ~  TXGenWeb

Church

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

Court

Land

Original Land Owners of Texas  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

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

Maps

• 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

• Lampasas County Military Index  ~  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

Obituaries

• Lampasas County Obituaries  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• 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

Lampasas Public Library
201 S Main St
Lampasas, TX 76550
Phone: (512) 556-3251
Website

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

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Lampasas County Archives  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Lampasas County  ~  TXGenWeb
• 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.
• USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lampasas County, Texas. Page 668 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).
3. ↑ Handbook of Texas Online: Lampasas County http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcl03
4. ↑ GenDisasters.com - Lampasas, TX Lampasas County Courthouse Fire, Dec 1871 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/17961/lampasas-tx-lampasas-county-courthouse-fire-dec-1871