Travis County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Travis County

Guide to Travis County Texas genealogy. 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

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

 * Introduction to LDS 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