Gonzales County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Gonzales County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for its county seat, the city of Gonzales. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse 414 St. Joseph Street Gonzales, TX 78629 Phone: 830-672-2327

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1829; District Clerk has divorce record; Archives and Recreation Center has all older records from County and District Clerks, cemetery records and school census

County Clerk

P.O. Box 77 Gonzales 78629 Phone: 830-672-2801 Fax: 830-672-2636

District Clerk

414 St. Joseph St., Suite 300 Gonzales 78629 Phone: 830-672-2326

Parent County
1836--Gonzales County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality.
 * County seat: Gonzales

Gonzales County Courthouse history and photos from TexasEscapes.com.

Gonzales County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Gonzales County border changes.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Bastrop •  Caldwell  •  De Witt  •  Fayette  •  Guadalupe  •  Karnes  •  Lavaca  •  Wilson

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Church
Churches in Gonzales County from placenames.com

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 - Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 - US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $

School Records

 * 1910-1970 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840-1981 Texas, Births and Christenings - FamilySearch
 * 1878-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index (index) - FamilySearch

Marriage
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 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
 * 1863-1970 at FamilySearch.org -- images only.
 * 1890-1976 Texas Death Records [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.
 * 1903-1973 Texas Deaths and Burials (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1911 - 1958 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1968 - 2005 Texas Divorce Records (index) ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968 - 2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Gonzales County Historical Commission PO Box 114 Gonzales 78629-0114 Telephone Number: 830-672-7970 Website

Websites

 * Gonzales County, TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.