Bastrop County, Texas Genealogy
Guide to Bastrop County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | March 17, 1836 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Bastrop | ||||||||
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| Address | Bastrop County Courthouse 804 Pecan Street PO Box 577 Bastrop, TX 78602 Phone: 512.332.7234 Bastrop County Website | ||||||||
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, an early Dutch settler who helped Stephen F. Austin obtain land grants in Texas. The County is located in the central area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage records from 1860, probate records from 1850,
court records from 1890, land records from 1837, military
discharge records from 1919 and naturalization re
County Clerk
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 577
Bastrop, TX 78602
Physical Address
803 Pine Street, Room 112
Bastrop, Texas 78602
Phone: 512-332-7234
Fax: 512-332-7241
District Clerk
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 770
Bastrop, TX 78602
Physical Address
804 Pecan Street
Bastrop, Texas 78602
Phone: 512-332-7244
Fax: 512-332-7249
Bastrop County Website
Bastrop County, Texas Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1903 | 1860 | 1903 | 1890 | 1837 | 1850 | 1829 |
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
The county was named for the Baron de Bastrop (1759-1827). He was Felipe Enrique Neri, colonizer, legislator, and self-styled Baron de Bastrop. He was born Philip Hendrik Nering Bögel in Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, on November 23, 1759, the son of Conraed Laurens Nering and Maria Jacoba (Kraayvanger) Bögel.
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
From January 8, 1836 to December 13, 1837, the Municipality and County of Mina consisted of parts of present day Mason, Kimble, Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Gillespie, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales, Fayette, Washington, and Lavaca counties. On December 14, 1837, the Second Congress passed legislation changing the geographical limits, creating Fayette County, removing Gonzales and Caldwell Counties from the boundries and, five months later, added parts of Kimble and Comal Counties. On December 18, 1837, Sam Houston signed an act incorporating the town of Mina and, on the same day, changing the name of the county and town of Mina to Bastrop. May 24, 1838 to January 24, 1840, shows the borders of Bastrop County to contain parts of present day Blanco, Burnet, Williamson, Travis, Hays, Comal, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales and Fayette counties. From January 25, 1840 to January 25, 1850 the border changed to almost it's present size with a small portion of Lee, Williamson, Caldwell, Gonzales and Fayette counties included.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[3]
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Caldwell • Fayette • Gonzales • Lee • Travis • Williamson
Resources[edit | edit source]
African American Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1865 - 1870 Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- Texas African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
- AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy
Archives[edit | edit source]
Bastrop County Archives from the USGenWeb Archives.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| FindAGrave | Family History Library | FindAGrave |
| TX Gravestones | WorldCat | Tombstone Project |
| Billion Graves (name) | Cemeteries of TX | |
| USGW Archives | Texas Cemeteries | |
| Billion Graves (cemetery) | Linkpendium | |
| TXGenWeb | Interment | |
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| See Texas Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Census[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1850 | 3,099 | — |
| 1860 | 7,006 | 126.1% |
| 1870 | 12,209 | 74.3% |
| 1880 | 17,215 | 41.0% |
| 1890 | 20,736 | 20.5% |
| 1900 | 26,845 | 29.5% |
| 1910 | 25,344 | −5.6% |
| 1920 | 26,649 | 5.1% |
| 1930 | 23,888 | −10.4% |
| 1940 | 21,610 | −9.5% |
| 1950 | 19,622 | −9.2% |
| 1960 | 16,925 | −13.7% |
| 1970 | 17,297 | 2.2% |
| 1980 | 24,726 | 42.9% |
| 1990 | 38,263 | 54.7% |
| 2000 | 57,733 | 50.9% |
| 2010 | 74,171 | 28.5% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death/burial date and place. For general information about Texas denominations, view the Texas Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Community[edit | edit source]
TXGenWeb Site Bibles, Colonies, Family Sheets, Letters, Phone Books, Maps, Newspapers, Pictures, School Records
County Courts[edit | edit source]
Bastrop County Clerk's Office
803 Pine, Room 112
PO Box 577
Bastrop, TX 78602
Telephone: (512) 332--7234
(Land, Vital Records, Oil/Gas Leases)
Bastrop County District Clerk's Office
PO Box 770
Bastrop, TX 78602
Telephone: (512) 332--7244
(Criminal and Civil, Licenses, Taxes)
Bastrop County Commissioner's Offices
804 Pecan Street
Bastrop, TX 78602
TXGenweb Site Links for Court Officials, Commissioner's Court records, District/Civil Court records, Criminal Court minutes, Election Results, Naturalization records, Cattle Brands, Texas Supreme Court records, Deeds, Judgements in Lunacy, Paupers, and links to other records.
Land[edit | edit source]
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, have been recorded by the county. You can obtain copies of these land records by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. For more information, see Texas Land and Property.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists microfilm copies of deeds, trust deeds, and mortgages of many counties.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1906-1989 Texas, Naturalization Records — index and images
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Bastrop County, Texas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Texas Local Histories.
- Austin Colony Pioneers: Including History of Bastrop, Fayette, Grimes, Montgomery and Washington Counties, Texas. 1949. By Worth S. Ray. Austin, Texas : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Texas Land Survey Maps for Bastrop County, Texas Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Texas Counties Map Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site
Various County Maps
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Message Boards[edit | edit source]
Mailing Lists[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Bastrop County TXGenWeb Site Information on the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Mina Volunteers, Revolutionary War and Military Rolls 1835-45
Mexican-American War[edit | edit source]
- 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry.com — index $
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861 - 1865 Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861 - 1865 Texas, Civil War Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — index and images $
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1917 - 1920 Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bastrop County, Texas Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- TX Newspaper Abstracts (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Bastrop County, Texas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
- Bastrop County Newspaper Extractions and Images from the TXGenWeb site
- Genealogy Bank Subscription
- Newspaper Archives Subscription
- Texas Digital Newspaper Program
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Probate records of Texas, United States Genealogy have been kept by the probate clerk in each county courthouse. You can obtain copies of the records from the clerk's office. In most counties, all information pertaining to a probate case is recorded in the "probate minutes."
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records.
See the Wiki page Texas Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1800–1990 Texas Probate Records at FamilySearch — images
- 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Professional Help[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Texas tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Texas Taxation.
- 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at findmypast ($) — index and images
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.
Certified birth and death certificates or birth and death verifications can be ordered online or by mail at the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health. Copies can also be obtained from the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred and are often less expensive.
Marriages records can be obtained from the county the marriage occurred. Only marriage verifications can be obtained from the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health.
See Texas Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Texas.
- Bastrop County Births, Deaths, Marriages, Probate Records Small Claims, Guardianships and Insanity. From the Bastrop County TXGenWeb site,
Births[edit | edit source]
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- 1840-1981 Texas, Births and Christenings at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1903-1935 Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1903-1997 Texas, Birth Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Marriages[edit | edit source]
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1802 - 2010 - Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
- 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 - Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1837 - 1965 Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1837 - 1973 Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1837 - 1977 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1837 - 1977 - Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1966 - 2010 Texas Marriages, 1966-2010 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
Deaths[edit | edit source]
Online Death Indexes and Records
- 1890-1976 Texas Deaths, 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 - How to Use this Collection - 1903-1973 Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1903-2000 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1964-1998 Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 (no images) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- 1977-1986 Texas Deaths, 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1968-2010 Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Bastrop County Historical Society
PO Box 279
Bastrop 78602
Mc Dade Historical Society
c/o D. Musgrave, Box 817
Mc Dade 78650
website
Bastrop County Historical Society Museum
702 Main Street
Bastrop, Texas 78602
Telephone Number:512-303-0057
E-mail:bchs1832@sbcglobal.net
Family History Centers
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Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Cyndi's List - Texas
- TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
- Bastrop County TXGenWeb. May have name indexes, history and other information.
- FamilySearch Catalog
- The Handbook of Texas
- Fold 3 Military Records Subscription
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bastrop County, Texas," in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastrop_County,_Texas. accessed 07/25/2019
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bastrop County, Texas . Page 658-677 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 655-665.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bastrop County, Texas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastrop_County,_Texas, accessed 26 March 2019.
