Kinney County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kinney County

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

County Courthouse
Kinney County Courthouse PO Drawer 9 Brackettville, TX 78832 Phone: 830.563.2521 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1872, divorce, probate, court and  land records from 1873; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Brackettville, Texas has burial records

History
First settlement in 1834 was abandoned until the establishment of Fort Clark in 1852.

Parent County
1850--Kinney County was created 28 January 1850 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Brackettville

Populated Places
BrackettVille is the largest town in Kinney County, population is approximately 1100 persons.

Fort Clark which is now a subdiVision and membership community swells to over 1,000 persons in the Winter when the winter folks arrive from the colder climates in the northern states.

Spofford is a small town to the South of Brackettville on State Hwy 131. Presently there are approximately 90 residents in this town.

John Quigley, Alderman, Spofford.

Neighboring Counties

 * Edwards
 * Maverick
 * Uvalde
 * Val Verde
 * Zavala

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Brackettville Cemetery- Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Masonic Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Ballantyne Family Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb
 * Spofford City Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb
 * VFW Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb
 * Roman Catholic Church Cemetery- Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Vincent Family Cemetery, Spofford - Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Chapman Ranch Cemetery  -  Kinney TXGenWeb

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * 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


 * 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 1964 to 1998 [no images] 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  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries

 * Kinney County Public Library

(830) 563-2884

PO Box, 975,

Brackettville TX 78832

Website

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
 * Kinney County Website http://www.txkinneygen.org/ a part of the Texas Gen Web Project.