Travis County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Travis County

Parent County
1840--Travis County was created 25 January 1840 from Bastrop County. County seat: Austin

Record Loss
Texas Disasters

Neighboring Counties

 * Bastrop
 * Blanco
 * Burnet
 * Caldwell
 * Hays
 * Williamson

Cemeteries

 * Assumption Cemetery, Austin BillionGraves
 * Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill BillionGraves

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Austin
 * Austin Texas Oak Hills Stake

City Directories
Austin City Directories, digital books online from The Portal to Texas History:

1872-1873 | 1877-1878 | 1881-1882 | 1885-1886 | 1889-1890 | 1893-1894 | 1897-1898 | 1900-1901 | 1906-1907 | 1912-1913 | 1918 | 1922

Maps

 * Austin, Texas Maps from the Perry-Castenada Library Map collection.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Deaths

 * 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.
 * Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.

Events
Roots, Boots, &amp; Brisket - Annual family history conference co-sponsered by the Austin Texas Oak Hills Stake

Societies and Libraries

 * Austin Genealogy Society
 * Texas State Library and Archives
 * Dolph Briscoe Center for American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Austin Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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