Medina County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Medina County

County Courthouse
Medina County Courthouse 2516 McHaughten Hondo, TX 78861 Phone: 830.741.6041 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1848 and court records from 1876

Parent County
1848--Medina County was created 12 February 1848 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Hondo

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Atascosa
 * Bandera
 * Bexar
 * Frio
 * Uvalde
 * Zavala

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 Medina 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
 * Hondo Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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