Gillespie County, Texas Genealogy

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History
A cholera epidemic in 1849 took a heavy toll of the early settlers.

Parent County
1848--Gillespie County was created 23 February 1848 from Bexar and Travis Counties. County seat: Fredericksburg

Record Loss
1850--Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in July 1850.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blanco
 * Kendall
 * Kerr
 * Kimble
 * Llano
 * Mason

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.

Web Sites

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


 * Family History Library Catalog