Mason County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Mason County

Guide to Mason County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse PO Box 702 Mason, TX 76856 Phone: 915.347.5253 County Clerk has birth, death and burial records from 1903, marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1877 and land records from 1850

Mason County has had three courthouses. The first one built in 1875, burned in 1877. The second courthouse was built in 1878. The current courthouse was built in 1909.

History
Settlement of the county began about 1846.

Parent County
1858--Mason County was created 22 January 1858 from Gillespie County and Bexar Land District. County seat: Mason

Record Loss
1877 -- The first Mason County Courthouse burned on 22 January 1877 during the Mason County HooDoo War.

Populated Places
Art | Fredonia | Hedwigs Hill |Katemcy | Loyal Valley | Mason | Pontotoc

Neighboring Counties

 * Gillespie
 * Kimble
 * Llano
 * McCulloch
 * Menard
 * San Saba

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

Lutheran

 * Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mason County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Mason County Historical Book, 1976, by the Mason County Historical Commission.
 * Mason and Mason County: A History, 1966, revised, 1980, by Stella Gipson Polk.
 * Mason County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records'


 * 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 Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

'Original Death Records on Microfilm

Societies and Libraries

 * Mason County Historical Commission P O Box 524 Mason, Texas 76856 website
 * Mason County Library 410 Post Hill Mason, Texas 76856 Phone: 325-347-5446 Fax: 325-347-6562 website
 * Mason County Museum 210 Bryan (Northeast corner of Moody &amp; Bryan) Mason, Texas 76856 information Hours: Thurs-Sat, 10 am-noon &amp; 1-4 pm. Closed January &amp; February.
 * Museum on the Square 130 Fort McKavett (north side of the square) Mason, Texas 76856 website Hours: Thurs-Sat, 10:00 am-4:00 pm

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