Gonzales County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Gonzales County

County Courthouse
Gonzales County; 1709 Dewitt Dr; PO Box 77; Gonzales, TX 78629-0077; Ph. 830.672.2801 Details: (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1903, m, pro &amp; land rec from 1829; Dis Clk has div rec; Archives &amp; Rec Center has all older rec from Co &amp; Dis Clks, cem rec &amp; school cen)

Parent County
1836--Gonzales County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Gonzales

Gonzales County Courthouse history and photos from TexasEscapes.com.

Gonzales County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Bastrop
 * Caldwell
 * De Witt
 * Fayette
 * Guadalupe
 * Karnes
 * Lavaca
 * Wilson

Cemeteries
Gonzales County Cemeteries from the Texas Tombstone project.

Church
Churches in Gonzales County from placenames.com

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

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

Web Sites

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