Williamson County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first Anglo-American settlement was in 1835 and was known as Tumlinson Fort.

Parent County
1848--Williamson County was created 13 March 1848 from Milam County. County seat: Georgetown

Populated Places
The following cities are either entirely or partially located within Williamson County

Austin (partial) Bartlett (partial) Cedar Park Florence Georgetown Granger Hutto Jarrell Leander Liberty Hill Round Rock Taylor Thrall Weir

Neighboring Counties

 * Bastrop
 * Bell
 * Burnet
 * Lee
 * Milam
 * Travis

Cemeteries
A list of cemeteries in Williamson County, Texas, including interment information for a portion of them, has been transcribed into digital format and made available online. This information can be accessed courtesy of the Williamson County Historical Commission via links to lists contained on the Cemeteries in Williamson County, Texas page.

Local Histories
See the Historiespage at the Williamson County Historical Commission.

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

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.

Libraries

 * Cedar Park Public Library
 * Florence Public Library
 * Georgetown Public Library
 * Leander Public Library
 * Liberty Hill Public Library
 * Round Rock Public Library System
 * Taylor Public Library
 * Teinert Memorial Public Library

Web Sites

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


 * Family History Library Catalog