Gonzales County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Gonzales County

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

County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse 1709 Dewitt Dr; PO Box 77 Gonzales, TX 78629-0077 Phone: 830.672.2801

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1829; District Clerk has divorce record; Archives and Recreation Center has all older records from County and District Clerks, cemetery records and school census

Parent County
1836--Gonzales County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Gonzales

Gonzales County Courthouse history and photos from TexasEscapes.com.

Gonzales County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Gonzales County border changes.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties

 * Bastrop
 * Caldwell
 * De Witt
 * Fayette
 * Guadalupe
 * Karnes
 * Lavaca
 * Wilson

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Gonzales County Cemeteries from the Texas Tombstone project.

Church
Churches in Gonzales County from placenames.com

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


 * 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 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

Web Sites

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