Llano County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties L  Llano County

County Courthouse
Llano County Courthouse 801 Ford Llano, TX 78643 Phone: 915.247.4455 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, land, probate and court records from 1880 and military records from 1919; District Clerk has divorce and naturalization records

History
The first settlers arrived in 1847.

Parent County
1856--Llano County was created 1 February 1856 from Bexar County County seat: Llano

Record Loss
1873--Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in December 1873.

1880--The Llano County Courthouse and records destroyed by fire in October 1880.

1892--The Llano County Courthouse, built in 1885, was destroyed by fire on January 23, 1892. Papers and records of the clerks office were the only records saved.

1932--The tower and parts of the interior of the Llano County Courthouse, built in 1893, was damaged by fire in Sept 1932.

1951--The second and third floors of the Llano County Courthouse, built in 1893, were damaged by fire, December 17, 1951. Some older county records were destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Blanco
 * Burnet
 * Gillespie
 * Mason
 * San Saba

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb 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

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