Kimble County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kimble County

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

County Courthouse
Kimble County Courthouse 501 Main Street Courthouse Junction, TX 76849-4763 Phone: 915.446.3353

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1900, marriage, divorce, land and court records from 1884, probate records from early 1900’s and military records from 1915

Parent County
1858--Kimble County was created 22 January 1858 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Junction

Neighboring Counties

 * Edwards
 * Gillespie
 * Kerr
 * Mason
 * Menard
 * Schleicher
 * Sutton

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Kimble County Cemeteries ~ TXGenWeb
 * Kimble County Cemeteries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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.

Census
1870 Kimble County Census ~  TXGenWeb

Church

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

Land

 * Kimble County Land Surveys ~  TXGenWeb
 * Land Survey Abstract Indices Original Land Owners of TX -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Kimble County Biographies ~  TXGenWeb
 * Kimble County Historical Markers ~ TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Kimble County Confederate Pension Applications ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Kimble County Vietnam War Casualties - USGenWeb 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

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Kimble County Obituaries A-B  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Kimble County Obituaries C-G ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Kimble County Obituaries H-J ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Kimble County Obituaries L-R ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Kimble County Obituaries S-Z ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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)

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors

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   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Kimble County Library 208 N 10th St Junction, TX 76849 Phone: (325) 446-2342 Website

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Kimble County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Kimble 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.