Menard County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first permanent Anglo-American settlement was Menardville in 1867.

Parent County
1858--Menard County was created 22 January 1858 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Menard

Populated Places
Ft. McKavett Hext Menard

Neighboring Counties

 * Concho
 * Kimble
 * Mason
 * McCulloch
 * Schleicher
 * Sutton
 * Tom Green

Ft. McKavett Cemetery
The Ft. McKavett Cemetery is located near Ft. McKavett State Park. It was original burial site for the Fort's soldiers and residents of the McKavett Community. (There is also a Catholic section of burials in this cemetery.)

Garden of Memories Cemetery
A Catholic Cemetery for the town of Menard. Established around 1930's.

Hext Cemetery
Cemetery for the residents of the Hext community.

Old Catholic Cemetery
Also known as "The Decker Cemetery" and "Cleo Highway Cemetery".

Pioneer Rest Cemetery
This was the original cemetery for the town of Menardville.

Rest Haven Cemetery
Newer Cemetery for the town of Menard. Established in early 1930's when it became apparent that Pioneer Rest Cemetery was almost filled to capacity.

Splittgerber Cemetery
Also known as "Ellis Cemetery".

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

Birth
In 1903, it became mandatory to record births in Texas.



Death
In 1903, it became mandatory to record deaths in Texas.


 * 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.
 * Menard County, Tx Death Index Menard County, Texas Death Index sorted by surname from Menard TxGenWeb site (partial listing)

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Menard TXGenWeb