San Saba County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  San Saba County

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

County Courthouse
San Saba County Courthouse 500 E. Wallace San Saba, TX 76877 Phone: 325.372.3301 County Clerk Phone: 325-372-3614 County Clerk Fax: 325-372-6484 San Saba County Government Website

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1856 and probate records from 1890

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * 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.
 * "Cherokee Creek Country: A History," 1988, by Goldie Smith Conley.
 * 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

 * 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 $
 * CSA Pension Applications ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * CSA Pension Files ~ Ancestry.com ($)
 * 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)

Taxation
The tax records for San Saba county have been digitized and are available on FamilySearch.org but they are not indexed. They are sorted by year and are recorded alphabetically by surname

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 ~ Ancestry.com ($)

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records '


 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 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 $

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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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 Index 1903 - 2000 on Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005     Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * US GenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930

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


 * San Saba County Historical Commission - Meets at 1:00 PM the first Tuesday of each month at the Rylander Memorial Library
 * 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.
 * FamilySearch Catalog