Burnet County, Texas Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president of the Republic of Texas. The name of the county is pronounced with the emphasis or accent on the first syllable, just as is the case with its namesake. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, burial, probate and land records from 1852 and court records from 1876; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

220 S. Pierce Street Burnet 78611 Phone: 512-756-5403

District Clerk

1701 East Polk, Ste. 90 Burnet, Texas 78611-2757 Phone: (512) 756-5450 [ Burnet County Website]

History
The county is known as "the Versatile County". (1940) In 1981, the county was named Bluebonnet Co-capital of Texas..

More history about the county can be found at:


 * The Texas Handbook Online
 * Burnet County TXGenWeb in the section titled "History"

Parent County
1852--Burnet County was created 5 February 1852 from Bell, Travis, and Williamson Counties.
 * County seat: Burnet

The county was named for David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870). David G. Burnet, speculator, lawyer, and politician, was born on April 14, 1788, in Newark, New Jersey, the fourteenth child of Dr. William Burnet, and the third of his second wife, widow Gertrude Gouverneur Rutgers. David was orphaned at an early age and raised by his older half brothers.

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

History of Towns and Cities from The Texas Handbook Online:


 * Bertram | Bethel | Briggs | Burnet | Cedar Mill | Council Creek | Dobyville | Double Horn | Fairland | Granite Shoals | Hoover's Valley | Joppa | Lake Victor | Mahomet | Mormon Mill Colony | Naruna | Oakalla | Oatmeal | Pleasant Valley | Prairie Point | Providence | Sage | Shady Grove | Shovel Mountain | Smithwick | South Gabriel| Spicewood | Spring Creek | Strickling | Tobey | Watson

Neighboring Counties
Bell •  Blanco  •  Lampasas  •  Llano  •  San Saba  •  Travis  •  Williamson

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * 1852-1982-- Burnet County Cemetery Records, 1852-1982 by Burnet County Historical Commission and Burnet County Heritage Society, Nortex Press, 1988. This book is still available for sale. For details on ordering the book, see Burnet TXGenWeb, Reference Books.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989  — index and images

Local Histories

 * Burnet County History, Vol I and II , by Darrell Debo, Eakin Press, 1978. For details on ordering the books, see Burnet TXGenWeb, Reference Books.
 * Stories, biographies, diary entries, letters, Bible pages, etc., shared by descendants of Burnet County pioneer families. From Burnet TXGenWeb.  Stories From Our Past

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

 * Links to information on Burnet County citizens who participated in military conflicts from the Civil War through Vietnam. From Burnet County TXGenWeb
 * The Military Influence in Burnet County

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Numbered items below from Burnet County TXGenWeb:


 * 1) Index of Burnet Bulletin, 1898-1913, newspaper events; alphabetical by surname.
 * 2) Burnet Bulletin 1874-1880, indexed newspaper names and stories; alphabetical by surname.
 * 3) Burnet County, Texas Obituary Index -- 1876 - 1910
 * 4) Burnet Tidbits found in Austin Statesman newspaper, 1887 and 1888
 * 5) Index of historical articles in the Highlander newspaper some Llano County articles; alphabetical by surname.
 * 6) Index of newspaper articles; found in library's vertical files; alphabetical by surname.
 * 7) News Tidbits, from Marble Falls Messenger and Burnet Bulletin, 1874-1938; transcribed from microfilmed newspapers; arranged by publication date.
 * 8) News Tidbits from newspapers outside Burnet County; dates ranging from 1854-1912; arranged by date.
 * 9) Pleasant Turner vs. John Lauraine, Texas State Gazette, 1853; notice for Lauraine to appear in court.

Photographs

 * Photo Album of Burnet County people, places, and things. Alphabetical.  From Burnet TXGenWeb.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1868-1892 Index to probate records; transcribed from County Courthouse ledger books, dates ranging from 1868 to 1892; alphabetical by name - From Burnet TXGenWeb. Probate Records

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802 - 2010 - Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837 - 1973 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 - Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 - Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976.
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 1998 Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1964 - 1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2010  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Burnet County Genealogical Society 100 E. Washington St. Burnet 78811 Facebook HOME


 * Herman Brown Free Library


 * Adam R. Johnson Chapter 2498, United Daughters of the Confederacy


 * Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Family History Centers

 * Marble Falls Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * Burnet County TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Burnet County TXGenWeb Site
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.