Karnes County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Karnes County

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

County Courthouse
Karnes County Courthouse 101 N Panna Maria Street Karnes City, TX 78118 Phone: 830.780.3938 County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1900, marriage records from 1875, probate records from 1870 and land records from 1854; District Clerk has divorce records from 1858

Parent County
1854--Karnes County was created 4 Febrary 1854 from Bexar, De Witt, Goliad, and San Patricio Counties. County seat: Karnes City

Record Loss
1865--Courthouse and most records of the county clerk were destroyed by fire in July 1865.

Neighboring Counties

 * Atascosa
 * Bee
 * De Witt
 * Goliad
 * Gonzales
 * Live Oak
 * Wilson

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Karnes County Cemeteries ~  TXGenWeb
 * Runge Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * New Bremen Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Butler Family Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Choate Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Gillett Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census

 * 1880 Karnes County Census (Polish areas) ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Church

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

Land

 * Land Survey Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas ~  TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * Karnes County Biographies ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

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

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Karnes County Military Records ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1890 Union Soldiers from Karnes County ~  UsGenWeb Archives Project
 * Civil War Pension Applications ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Families ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Karnes County Obituaries ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Karnes County Obituaries~ 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


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 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.
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

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 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Kenedy Public Library 303 W Main St Kenedy, TX 78119 Phone: (830) 583-3313

Falls City Public Library 206 N Irvin Falls City, TX 78113 Phone: (830) 254-3361

Karnes City Public Library 302 S Panna Maria Ave Karnes City, TX 78118 Phone: (830) 780-2539

Runge Public Library 311 N Helena St Runge, TX 78151 Phone: (830) 239-4192

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Karnes County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Karnes 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.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.