McMullen County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for John McMullen, founder of a colony in Texas. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
McMullen County Courthouse PO Box 235 Tilden, Texas 78072 Phone: 512.274.3215 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1850

County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 235 Tilden 78072 Phone: 361-274-3215 Fax: 361-274-3858

Parent County
1858--McMullen County was created 1 February 1858 from Atascosa, Bexar, and Live Oak Counties, but was not organized until 1877.
 * County seat: Originally Dog Town, name changed to Tilden

Record Loss
Records from the first, short-lived organization have not survived.

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

Neighboring Counties
Atascosa •  Duval  •  Frio  •  La Salle  •  Live Oak  •  Webb

African American Resources

 * 1865-1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records(images) - FamilySearch
 * Texas African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~ Access Genealogy
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * McMullen County History, 1981, by the McMullen County History Book Committee.
 * McMullen County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry — index and images $

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


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


 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records Ancestry.com (subscription)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

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 FamilySearch
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

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 — 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 — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 at FamilySearch
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890 - 1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976.
 * 1890 - 1976 Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.
 * 1903 - 1973 Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973 FamilySearch records collection
 * 1903 - 2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 FamilySearch records collection
 * 1964 - 1998 [no images]
 * 1988 - 1986 Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986 FamilySearch records collection

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968 - 2010 Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010 FamilySearch records
 * 1968 - 2010  at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries
McMullen County Historic Museum Association Hwy 16 HRC 4 Box 17 Tilden, Texas 78072-9302 Museum Staff: Jane Wheeler Telephone Number: 361-274-3204 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Alice Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Beeville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Los Presidentes Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Victoria Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Yorktown Kenedy Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Joe Barnhart Bee County Library - an affiliate library
 * La Retama Central Library - an affiliate library
 * New Braunfels Public LIbrary - West Side Community Center - an affiliate library

Websites

 * McMullen County TXGenWeb site Information on the history of the people and county.
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * USGenWeb Archives Project
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.