Blanco County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Blanco County

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

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

History
Blanco Valley was first settled in 1853.

Parent County
1858--Blanco County was created 12 February 1858 from Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, and Hays Counties. County seat: Johnson City

The County was name for Blanco River.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Texas County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Texas County Boundary Maps" (1834-1931) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1876--Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in August 1876.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Blanco | | Johnson City | Round Mountain.

Neighboring Counties
Burnet •  Comal  •  Gillespie  •  Hays  •  Kendall  •  Llano  •  Travis

Resources

 * Blanco County Look-ups Volunteers for Blanco County to do look-ups ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Local Blanco County, Texas Resources ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Blanco County Cemeteries Complete list of Blanco County Cemeteries ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Individual cemeteries:


 * Rocky Community Cemetery, Rocky Creek BillionGraves

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

 * Index to Probate Records of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * A History of Blanco County, 1965, by John W. Speer ; edited by Henry C. Armbruster.
 * Blanco County History, 1979, by John Stribling Moursund.
 * Blanco County Families for 100 Years, 1981, by John Stribling Moursund, edited by Mabel Stribling.
 * Heritage of Blanco County, Texas, 1987, by Blanco County News.
 * The Valley Between the Colorado and the Pedernales a land of flitter trees ad honey, the early days of Clover, Corwin, Cypress Mills, Double Horn, Fall Creek, Haynie Flat, Mud, Rockvale, Shovel Mountain, Spicewood, 1996, by Madolyn Frasier and Mary Albers Thompson; Spicewood Area Historical Focus Group.
 * Museums ~ List of all museums in Texas ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Historical Markers of Blanco County, Texas~Texas historical Markers
 * Blanco Historical Commission
 * History of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Maps



 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Blanco County Military link ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers
Off-line Newspaper Information Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Online Newspaper Articles

Blanco County Newspaper Articles Various Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

 * Obituaries for Blanco County ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Blanco County Birth Records 1926-1995 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Blanco County Marriage Records 1876-1880 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Blanco County unty General Index to Marriage For Blanco County - Blanco Co TXGenWeb
 * Marriage &amp; Divorce Records Complete Listing 1966-2001- Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Blanco County Death Records 1965-1999 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Brazosport Genealogical Society P.O. Box 813 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 website

See also a List of Texas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Johnson City Library 209 Nugent St Johnson City, TX 78636 Phone: (830) 868-4469 Website

Blanco County South Library District 1118 Main St Ste A Blanco, TX 78606 Phone: (830) 833-4280 Website

Web Sites

 * Blanco County, TX History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Texas Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Texas Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas