Caldwell County, Texas Genealogy

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[[Image:Caldwell_county_courthouse.jpg|border|right|Caldwell County Courthouse, Lockhart, Texas 2010]]Caldwell County Courthouse
The Caldwell County Courthouse is the third courthouse built on this site. The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1893 and the building was completed on March 19, 1894. Built by the architectural firm of Martin, Byrnes and Johnston, the structure features mansard roofs and a high central tower with a four way Seth Thomas clock. The three-story edifice is built of Muldoon limestone with red Pecos sandstone trim. Although originally equiped with electricity, the courthouse had no indoor plumbing. Broom closets were later converted into restrooms. It is said that when the first water bill was received, the county judge was so shocked at the charges that he padlocked the restrooms. After a ten year effort involving hundreds of people in the county, a complete historic restoration was completed in the spring of 2000.

History
The first settlers received land grants from the Mexican government between 1831 and 1835.

Parent County
1848--Caldwell County was created 6 March 1848 from Gonzales and Bastrop Counties. County seat: Lockhart

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Lockhart | Luling | Lytton Springs | Martindale | Prairie Lea | San Marcos |

Neighboring Counties

 * Bastrop
 * Fayette
 * Gonzales
 * Guadalupe
 * Hays
 * Travis

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] 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

Web Sites

 * TEXAS Genweb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select&amp;nbsp; the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog