Blanco County, Texas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
County Clerk Karen Newman P.O. Box 65, Johnson City 78636 (830) 868-7357 FAX: (830) 868-4158

History
Blanco Valley was first settled in 1853.

Parent County
1858--Blanco County was created 12 February 1858 from Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, and Hays Counties. County seat: Johnson City

The County was name for Blanco River.

Record Loss
1876--Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in August 1876.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Blanco | | Johnson City | Round Mountain.

Neighboring Counties

 * Burnet
 * Comal
 * Gillespie
 * Hays
 * Kendall
 * Llano
 * Travis

Resources

 * Blanco County Look-ups Volunteers for Blanco County to do look-ups ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Local Blanco County, Texas Resources ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * Blanco County Cemeteries Complete list of Blanco County Cemeteries ~ Blanco County, 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

Churches

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

Court

 * Index to Probate Records of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * |Texas Museums ~ List of all museums in Texas ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Historical Markers of Blanco County, Texas~Texas historical Markers
 * Blanco Historical Commission
 * History of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

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

 * Blanco County Military link ~ Blanco County, 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

 * Blanco County Newspaper Articles Various Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

 * Obituaries for Blanco County ~ Blanco County, 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)

Vital Records

 * Blanco County Birth Records 1926-1995 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Blanco County Death Records 1965-1999 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * [ http://www.txgenweb2.org/txblanco/blmar.html Blanco County Marriage Records 1876-1880] ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Blanco County Marriage Records General Index to Marriage For Blanco County ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Marriage &amp; Divorce Records Complete Listing 1966-2001~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Johnson City Library 209 Nugent St Johnson City, TX 78636 Phone: (830) 868-4469 Website

Blanco County South Library District 1118 Main St Ste A Blanco, TX 78606 Phone: (830) 833-4280 Website

Web Sites

 * 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.
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas