Atascosa County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Atascosa County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. 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

County Clerk

1 Courthouse Cirle Ste 102 Jourdanton 780266 Phone: 830-769-2511 Fax: 830-769-1021

District Clerk

1 Courthouse Cirle Ste 4-B Jourdanton 78026 Phone 830-769-3011

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

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 Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
 * 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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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.

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — 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.com — 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

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 Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Records transcriptions - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index) FamilySearch

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
 * 1837 - 1973 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1966 - 2010 - Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 -Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 - Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 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.
 * 1903 - 2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964 - 1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1903 - 1973 Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

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

Family History Centers

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

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