Atascosa County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for the Atascosa River. The County is located in the southcentral area of the state.

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 County Clerk

1 Courthouse Cirle Dr.; Ste 102 Jourdanton, TX 78026 Phone: 830-767-2511 Fax: 830-769-1021

District Clerk

1 Courthouse Circle Drive, Suite 4-B Jourdanton, Texas 78026 Phone: 830-769-3011 Fax: 830-769-1332 Atascosa County, Texas Website

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.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Bexar • Frio •  Karnes •  La Salle •  Live Oak  •  McMullen •  Medina •  Wilson

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * 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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List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989  — index and images

Local Histories

 * Local Landmarks - National Register of Historic Places

Maps

 * 1873 Atascosa County General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * 1879 Atascosa County General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * 1894 Atascosa County General Land Office Map online from the Portal to Texas History
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index $

Range War
''A Range War is a type of armed conflict that occurs in agrarian or stock-rearing societies. The subject of these conflicts was control of ""open range"" or range freely used for cattle grazing, which gave the conflict its name.Typically they were conflicts over water rights or grazing rights.''


 * Muster Roll of Capt. Levi English Co., Mounted Volunteers, 1855 - TXGenWeb"

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * Confederate Pension Applications - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Records - USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel

Korean War

 * Korean War Casualties - USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers
Off-line Newspaper Information Online Newspapers
 * Pleasanton Newspaper
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

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
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1935 at FamilySearch - Index and image How to Use this Collection
 * Texas Birth Records transcriptions - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1903 - 1997 at FamilySearch - index How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records,br.


 * 1802 - 2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * Marriages - transcriptions  - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1837 - 1965 at FamilySearch — index and images How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 at FamilySearch — index How to Use this Collection
 * 1966 - 2010 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1903 - 2000 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964 - 1998 at FamilySearch - no images How to Use this Collection Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates for four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch - index How to Use this Collection
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images $

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2010 at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Libraries
Atascosa County Genealogical Society Library 4th and H Avenue PO Box 93 Poteet, Texas 78065 Telephone Number: 830-276-4684

FamilySearch Centers

 * Hondo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas East FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas La Cantera FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas West FamilySearch Center
 * Seguin Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stone Oak Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Lakehills Area Library - an affiliate library
 * Leon Valley Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New Braunfels Public LIbrary - an affiliate library
 * San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Atascosa County TXGenWeb Site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions