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Guide to Waller County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Edwin Waller, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first mayor of Austin. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Waller County Courthouse 836 Austin St Hempstead, Texas 77445 Phone: 979-826-7735 Waller County Courthouse County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1873

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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

Census Records

 * 1880 Census for Waller County, census images from archive.org
 * 1900 Census for Waller County, transcribed from the USGenWeb Archives; census images from archive.org.
 * 1910 Census for Waller County, transcribed from the USGenWeb Archives; census images from archive.org.
 * 1920 Census for Waller County, transcribed from the USGenWeb Archives; census images from archive.org.
 * 1930 Census for Waller County, census images from archive.org.
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * Texas Christian Church Directory at ChurchAngel

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Local Histories
There have been 4 courthouses in Waller County. The first courthouse was in a rented frame building. In 1877, the first brick courthouse was built, and was in use until it burned in 1892. In 1894, a new courthouse was built. The 1894 courthouse served the county until it was demolished in 1954 after the current courthouse opened.

1821 The area was part of Stephen F. Austin's first colony, with the first settlement occurring around 1821.
 * Liendo Plantation, 1977 by Carrie B. Coss, Waller County Historical Commission.
 * A History of Waller County, Texas, 1973 by Waller County Historical Survey Committee. Available from the Waller County Historical Museum
 * Forgotten Places of Waller County. Available from the Waller County Historical Museum
 * Waller County Whatnot. Available from the Waller County Historical Museum
 * Books available from the Waller County Historical Museum.
 * Waller County History from The Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

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

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * The Waller Times Newspaper
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry ($) — 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

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

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

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bear Creek Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Fallbrook Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Houston Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Katy Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Melbourne Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Pasadena Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Pine Trails Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Richmond Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Shadowdale Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Houston Public Library Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research - an affiliate library

Museums
Waller County Historical Museum 906 Cooper PO Box 1548 Brookshire, TX 77423 Phone: 281-934-2826 Website

Societies
Waller County Historical Society PO Box 438 Waller, TX 77484-0438 Website Chaparral Genealogical Society 310 North Live Oak, PO Box 606 Tomball, TX 77377-0606 Phone:281-516-7417 Website

Websites

 * Waller TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Waller USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.