McLennan County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  McLennan County

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

County Courthouse
McLennan County Courthouse 501 Washington Avenue Waco, Texas 76701 Phone: 254.757.5078 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1929, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1850; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 1727 Waco 76703 Phone: 254-757-5188

District Clerk

P.O. Box 2451 Waco 76703 Phone: 254-757-5054

History
The area was originally part of the Robertson Colony but was occupied exclusively by Waco Indians in the 1802's and 1830's. A trading post was set up near the present site of Waco in 1842.

Parent County
1850--McLennan County was created 22 January 1850 from Milam, Limestone, and Navarro Counties. County seat: Waco

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Cities and Towns:


 * Axtell (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * Bellmead - Wikipedia
 * Beverly Hills - Wikipedia
 * Bruceville-Eddy - Wikipedia
 * Downsville (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * China Spring (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * Crawford - Wikipedia
 * Elm Mott (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * Gholson - Wikipedia
 * Golinda - Wikipedia
 * Hallsburg - Wikipedia
 * Hewitt - Wikipedia
 * Lacy Lakeview - Wikipedia
 * Leroy - Wikipedia
 * Lorena - Wikipedia
 * Mart - Wikipedia
 * McGregor - Wikipedia
 * Moody - Wikipedia
 * Riesel - Wikipedia
 * Robinson - Wikipedia
 * Ross - Wikipedia
 * Speegleville - Wikipedia
 * Valley Mills - Wikipedia
 * Waco - Wikipedia
 * West - Wikipedia
 * Woodway - Wikipedia

Neighboring Counties
Bell •  Bosque  •  Coryell  •  Falls  •  Hill  •  Limestone

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. (CTGS) - Click on Archives at top.
 * Find A Grave - McLennan.
 * TXGenWeb - McLennan- Click on the cemeteries to go to the list. ( left side of page )
 * US Gen Net - Click on cemeteries top of page.

Individual Cemeteries:


 * Rosemound Cemetery, Waco BillionGraves

Maps



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

Military

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Obituaries

 * Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. (CTGS) - Click on Archives at top.
 * TXGenWeb - McLennan - Click on the Obituaries to go to the list. ( left side of page )
 * US Gen Net - Click on obituaries top of page.

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records '


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] https://familysearch.org undefined 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 https://www.familysearch.org Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries
Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. Waco-McLennan County Library 1717 Austin Avenue Waco, Texas 76701 Website Website

Family History Centers

 * Waco Texas Family History Center

Websites

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