Mason County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Mason County

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

County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse PO Box 702 Mason, TX 76856 Phone: 915.347.5253 County Clerk has birth, death and burial records from 1903, marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1877 and land records from 1850

Mason County has had three courthouses. The first one built in 1875, burned in 1877. The second courthouse was built in 1878. The current courthouse was built in 1909.

History
Settlement of the county began about 1846.

Parent County
1858--Mason County was created 22 January 1858 from Gillespie County and Bexar Land District. County seat: Mason

Record Loss
1877 -- The first Mason County Courthouse burned on 22 January 1877 during the Mason County HooDoo War.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Art | Fredonia | Hedwigs Hill |Katemcy | Loyal Valley | Mason | Pontotoc

Neighboring Counties
Gillespie • Kimble • Llano • McCulloch • Menard • San Saba

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

Lutheran

 * Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mason County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Mason County Historical Book, 1976, by the Mason County Historical Commission.
 * Mason and Mason County: A History, 1966, revised, 1980, by Stella Gipson Polk.
 * Mason County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
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
 * 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 $

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 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 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 $

'Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries

 * Mason County Historical Commission P O Box 524 Mason, Texas 76856 website
 * Mason County Library 410 Post Hill Mason, Texas 76856 Phone: 325-347-5446 Fax: 325-347-6562 website
 * Mason County Museum 210 Bryan (Northeast corner of Moody &amp; Bryan) Mason, Texas 76856 information Hours: Thurs-Sat, 10 am-noon &amp; 1-4 pm. Closed January &amp; February.
 * Museum on the Square 130 Fort McKavett (north side of the square) Mason, Texas 76856 website Hours: Thurs-Sat, 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county