Caldwell County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Caldwell County

Guide to Caldwell County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage and land records from 1848 and court records; District Clerk has divorce records

This is the third courthouse built on this site. The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1893 and the building was completed on March 19, 1894. Built by the architectural firm of Martin, Byrnes and Johnston, the structure features mansard roofs and a high central tower with a four way Seth Thomas clock. The three-story edifice is built of Muldoon limestone with red Pecos sandstone trim. Although originally equiped with electricity, the courthouse had no indoor plumbing. Broom closets were later converted into restrooms. It is said that when the first water bill was received, the county judge was so shocked at the charges that he padlocked the restrooms. After a ten year effort involving hundreds of people in the county, a complete historic restoration was completed in the spring of 2000.

History
The first settlers received land grants from the Mexican government between 1831 and 1835.

Parent County
1848--Caldwell County was created 6 March 1848 from Gonzales and Bastrop Counties. County seat: Lockhart

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | |  | Lytton Springs | Martindale |  |  |

Neighboring Counties
Bastrop •  Fayette  •  Gonzales  •  Guadalupe  •  Hays  •  Travis

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Caldwell County Cemeteries from the Caldwell County TXGenWeb site
 * Plum Creek Cemetery, Luling BillionGraves
 * FindAGrave - Cemeteries in Caldwell County
 * Caldwell County Cemeteries- USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project

Census

 * 1850 Federal Census - USGenWeb Archives Project

Church

 * Kyle United Methodist Church (512) 268-2331 [[Image:]](512) 268-2331 
 * First Lockhart Baptist Church (512) 398-5297 [[Image:]](512) 398-5297 
 * St. Anthony's Catholic Church (512) 268-5311 [[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(512) 268-5311 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />
 * First Christian Church <span class="skype_c2c_print_container">(512) 398-3129 <span class="skype_c2c_container" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(512) 398-3129 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />
 * St. Paul's United Church of Christ <span class="skype_c2c_print_container">(512) 398-3745 <span class="skype_c2c_container" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(512) 398-3745 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />
 * First Baptist Church <span class="skype_c2c_print_container">(512) 268-3511 <span class="skype_c2c_container" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(512) 268-3511 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />
 * Grace Evangelical Church <span class="skype_c2c_print_container">(512) 398-6490 <span class="skype_c2c_container" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(512) 398-6490 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />

Court

 * Huntsville Penetentiary Convict Ledger 1849-1899 -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Plum Creek Almanac Index - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps



 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pensions - Texas State Library and Archives

Newspapers

 * Lockhart Post-Register

Probate

 * Index to Probate Book A - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Caldwell County Birth Records from the Caldwell County TXGenWeb site
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Caldwell County Marriages 1848-2001 from the Caldwell County TXGenWeb site
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

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, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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 Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  - FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Caldwell County Gen. & Historical Society 215 S. Pecan Luling 78648 website

Web Sites

 * Caldwell County TXGenWeb site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions