Atascosa County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties A  Atascosa County

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

County Courthouse
Atascosa County Courthouse 5 Courthouse Circle Drive; Jourdanton, TX 78026 Phone: 830.769.2511 County Clerk has birth records from 1890, death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1856 and court records 1860; District Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1856--Atascosa County was created 25 January 1856 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Jourdanton

The county's name is derives from a Spanish term for "boggy."

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

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: |  | Christine |  | Kyote | La Parita |  |  |  | McCoy |  | Peggy |  |  |

Neighboring Counties

 * Bexar
 * Frio
 * Karnes
 * La Salle
 * Live Oak
 * McMullen
 * Medina
 * Wilson

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

Additional Cemetery Databases

 * Atascosa County Cemeteries list from the Atascosa County TXGenWeb site
 * FindAGrave Atascosa County Cemeteries
 * Atascosa County Cemeteries Interment.net
 * Atascosa County Cemeteries complete listing with transcriptions, maps and information.
 * Atascosa County Cemeteries transcriptions from the Texas Tombstone Project and the USGenWeb archives
 * Atascosa County Cemetery and Tombstone Photos from the Atascosa County TXGenWeb site
 * Atascosa County Cemetery Surname Index from the Atascosa County TXGenWeb site

Church
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Local Histories

 * Local Landmarks - National Register of Historic Places

Maps

 * Atascosa County 1873 General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * Atascosa County 1879 General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * Atascosa County 1894 General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Records - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Korean War Casualties -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Muster Roll of Capt. Levi English Co., Mounted Volunteers, 1855 - TXGenWeb
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel

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 Atascosa County.
 * Pleasanton Newspaper

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.
 * Texas Birth Records -  transcriptions - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Marriages - transcriptions  - USGenWeb Archives Project

Libraries
Atascosa County Genealogical Society Library 4th and H Avenue P.O. Box 93 Poteet, Texas 78065 (830) 276-4684 Website

Family History Centers
Family History Center 636 Oak Haven Pleasanton, TX 830-569-5703


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Atascosa County TXGenWeb Site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions