San Saba County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  San Saba County

County Courthouse
San Saba County Courthouse County Clerk - Kim Wells 500 E. Wallace San Saba, TX 76877 Phone: 325-372-3614 Fax: 325-372-6484 San Saba County Government Website

History
The first settlement was in 1847.

Parent County
1856--San Saba County was created 1 February 1856 from Bexar Land District. County seat: San Saba

Populated Places
Bend | Cherokee | Richland Springs | San Saba

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown
 * Burnet
 * Lampasas
 * Llano
 * Mason
 * McCulloch
 * Mills

African American

 * Texas African American Griots Project - USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * San Saba County Cemeteries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * San Saba County Cemeteries ~  TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * The Call of the San Saba: A History of San Saba County, 1941; 2nd Edition, 1969, by Alma Ward Hamrick.
 * San Saba County History, 1983, published by the San Saba County Historical Commission.
 * San Saba County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * San Saba County 1858 Landowner Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * San Saba County 1877 Landowner Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * San Saba County 1876 Texas Land Office Map from history-map.com.
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * CSA Pension Applications ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Families ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * San Saba News weekly newspaper, selected issues online 1876-1890 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * San Saba News and Star current newspaper for San Saba County.
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * 1999 Obituaries ~  index only  ~  TXGenWeb
 * 2000 Obituaries ~  index only  ~  TXGenWeb
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Rylander Memorial Library 103 S Live Oak St San Saba, TX 76877 Phone: (325) 372-3079 Website

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * San Saba County Archives ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * San Saba County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.