Austin County, Texas Genealogy

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History

 * Austin County History

Parent County
1836--Austin County was created 17 March 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Bellville

The county was named for Stephen F. Austin, founder of the Anglo-American colony that eventually became Texas

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Bellville | Cat Springs | Industry | New Ulm | San Felipe | Sealy | Wallis | Welcome

Neighboring Counties

 * Colorado
 * Fayette
 * Fort Bend
 * Waller
 * Washington
 * Wharton

Cemeteries

 * 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

Church

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

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

 * 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

 * Austin American Statesman
 * Austin Chronicle
 * Austin Monthly
 * Austin News
 * Daily Texan

Obituaries

 * 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)
 * Texas Land Title Abstracts ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Bellville Public Library 12 W Palm St Bellville, TX 77418 Phone: (979) 865-3731 Website

Virgil &amp; Josephine Gordon Memorial Library 917 N Circle Dr Sealy, TX 77474 Phone: (979) 885-7469 Website

Austin County Library System 6730 Railroad St Wallis, TX 77485 Phone: (979) 478-6813 Website

Family HIstory Center

Austin Texas 1000 E Rutherford Ln Austin, Travis, Texas, United States Phone: 512-837-3626 Hours: M,T,Th &amp; Sat 10am-1pm; W 9am-3pm, &amp; 6pm-8:30pm Closed: all major holidays Family History Center

Austin Texas Oak Hills 5201 Convict Hill Rd Austin, Travis, Texas, United States Phone: 512-892-6483 Hours: Tues, Wed, Sat,10am-2pm; Wed. 6pm-9pm Closed: Closed July 4th Weekend, Thanksgiving Week, Christmas Holidays - December 20 through January 1, 2011

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.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas