Atascosa County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties A  Atascosa County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records from 1890, death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1856 and court records 1860; District Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1856--Atascosa County was created 25 January 1856 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Jourdanton

The county's name is derives from a Spanish term for "boggy."

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Atascosa County border changes.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: |  | Christine |  | Kyote | La Parita |  |  |  | McCoy |  | Peggy |  |  |

Neighboring Counties

 * Bexar
 * Frio
 * Karnes
 * La Salle
 * Live Oak
 * McMullen
 * Medina
 * Wilson

African American

 * Texas, 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

 * Atascosa County Cemeteries list from the Atascosa County TXGenWeb site
 * Atascosa County Cemeteries Interment.net
 * Atascosa County Cemeteries complete listing with transcriptions, maps and information.
 * Atascosa County Cemeteries transcriptions from the Texas Tombstone Project and the USGenWeb archives
 * Atascosa County Cemetery and Tombstone Photos from the Atascosa County TXGenWeb site
 * Atascosa County Cemetery Surname Index from the Atascosa County TXGenWeb site

Church
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Local Histories

 * Local Landmarks - National Register of Historic Places

Maps



 * Atascosa County 1873 General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * Atascosa County 1879 General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * Atascosa County 1894 General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Records - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Korean War Casualties -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Muster Roll of Capt. Levi English Co., Mounted Volunteers, 1855 - TXGenWeb
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Newspapers
Off-line Newspaper Information Online Newspapers Pleasanton Newspaper

Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form


 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.


 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has San Antonio newspapers from the late 1800's that may include residents from Atascosa County.

Probate

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Records -  transcriptions - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records,br.


 * Marriages - transcriptions  - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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 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 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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

Libraries
Atascosa County Genealogical Society Library 4th and H Avenue P.O. Box 93 Poteet, Texas 78065 (830) 276-4684 Website

Family History Centers
Family History Center 636 Oak Haven Pleasanton, TX 830-569-5703


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Atascosa County TXGenWeb Site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions