Atascosa County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties A  Atascosa County

Atascosa County Courthouse 5 Courthouse Circle Drive; Jourdanton, TX 78026 Phone: 830.769.2511 County Clk has birth records from 1890, death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1856 and court records 1860; District Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1856--Atascosa County was created 25 January 1856 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Jourdanton

The county's name is derives from a Spanish term for "boggy."

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

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: |  | Christine |  | Kyote | La Parita |  |  |  | McCoy |  | Peggy |  |  |

Neighboring Counties

 * Bexar
 * Frio
 * Karnes
 * La Salle
 * Live Oak
 * McMullen
 * Medina
 * Wilson

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

Newspapers

 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.


 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has San Antonio newspapers from the late 1800's that may include residents from Atascosa County.

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.