Travis County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Travis County

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

County Courthouse
Travis County Courthouse 100 Guadalupe Street #222 PO Box 1748 Austin, Texas 78767 Phone: 512.473.9188 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1840

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

Record Loss
Texas Disasters

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places

 * Austin

Neighboring Counties

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

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

 * Travis County Cemetery Project ~ Austin Genealogical Society
 * Cemeteries of Travis County ~ USGenWeb Archives Project, transcriptions and photos
 * FindAGrave ~ Transcriptions and partial transcriptions for Travis County cemeteries
 * Interment.net ~  Transcriptions and partial transcriptions for Travis County cemeteries  (limited list)
 * Texas Cemeteries ~  Hidden Ancestors (links to transcriptions and information on most major Texas cemeteries)
 * Assumption Cemetery, Austin - Billion Graves
 * Mount Calvary Cemetery, Austin - Billion Graves
 * Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill -  Billion Graves
 * State Cemetery of Texas, Austin -  Billion Graves

Church



 * Baptisms of the First Southern Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas 1875-1893 -  Austin Genealogical Society
 * Baptisms and Burials for St. David’s Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas: Parish Register 1859-1866 -  Austin Genealogical Society

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Austin
 * Austin Texas Oak Hills Stake

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Garfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Census
1850 Texas Census Records -  Austin Genealogical Society 1860 Travis County Mortality Schedule   - Austin Genealogical Society 1870 Travis County Mortality Schedule   - Austin Genealogical Society 1873 Voter Registration List  - Austin Genealogical Society 1875 Austin Census  - Austin Genealogical Society 1892 Voter Registration List  - Austin Genealogical Society

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

Court

 * Texas Naturalization Records 1906-1999   ~  FamilySearch record collection

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - Travis County ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

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
 * 1895 US Atlas ~  TXGenWeb Travis County
 * 1897 Travis County, Texas Map with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * 1914 Counties Map ~  Rootsweb

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Travis County Civil War Pension Applications~ Travis County TXGenWeb
 * WWII Casualties (Army and Air Force) ~  USGenWeb Travis County
 * Korean War Casualties ~  Travis County TXGenWeb

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

 * Travis County Obituaries ~  Austin Genealogical Society
 * Travis County Obituaries ~ USGenWeb Archives Project  (limited list)

Probate

 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Taxation

 * Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 ~  FamilySearch records collection

Births
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 ~  FamilySearch records collection

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriages
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * 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.

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and 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.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000  ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976   ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.
 * Travis County Mortuary Records ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010  ~  FamilySearch records collection

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

 * Austin Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Travis County USGenWeb ~  county record transcriptions and general information
 * USGenWeb Archives Collection ~ Travis County records