Bastrop County, Texas Genealogy

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Archives
Archives-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenWeb Site

County Courthouse
Bastrop County Courthouse P.O. Box 577 Bastrop, TX 78602 Telephone: (512) 321-4443

Parent County
1836--Bastrop County was created 17 March 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Bastrop

The county was named for the Baron de Bastrop (1759-1827). He was Felipe Enrique Neri, colonizer, legislator, and self-styled Baron de Bastrop. He was born Philip Hendrik Nering Bögel in Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, on November 23, 1759, the son of Conraed Laurens Nering and Maria Jacoba (Kraayvanger) Bögel.

Boundary Changes
From January 8, 1836 to December 13, 1837, the Municipality and County of Mina consisted of parts of present day Mason, Kimble, Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Gillespie, Blanco, Comal, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales, Fayette, Washington, and Lavaca counties. On December 14, 1837, the Second Congress passed legislation changing the geographical limits, creating Fayette County, removing Gonzales and Caldwell Counties from the boundries and, five months later, added parts of Kimble and Comal Counties. On December 18, 1837, Sam Houston signed an act incorporating the town of Mina and, on the same day, changing the name of the county and town of Mina to Bastrop. May 24, 1838 to January 24, 1840, shows the borders of Bastrop County to contain parts of present day Blanco, Burnet, Williamson, Travis, Hays, Comal, Caldwell, Bastrop, Lee, Gonzales and Fayette counties. From January 25, 1840 to January 25, 1850 the border changed to almost it's present size with a small portion of Lee, Williamson, Caldwell, Gonzales and Fayette counties included.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Bastrop | Clearview | Elgin | Jeddo |  McDade | Oak Hill | Paige | Red Rock | Rockne | Rosanky | Smithville | String Prairie | Upton | Watterson |

Neighboring Counties

 * Caldwell
 * Fayette
 * Gonzales
 * Lee
 * Travis
 * Williamson

Cemetery
Cemeteries-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenWeb Site

Census
Census-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenweb Site

Community
Community-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenWeb Site Bibles, Colonies, Family Sheets, Letters, Phone Books, Maps, Newspapers, Pictures, School Records

Court
Court-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenweb Site Links for Court Officials, Commissioner's Court records, District/Civil Court records, Criminal Court minutes, Election Results, Naturalization records, Cattle Brands, Texas Supreme Court records, Deeds, Judgements in Lunacy, Paupers, and links to other records.

Maps
Map-Texas-Counties Map Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Mailing Lists
Texas-Bastrop County

Military
Military-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenWeb Site Information on the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Mina Volunteers, Revolutionary War and Military Rolls 1835-45

Newspapers
Newspapers-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenWeb Site

Vital Records

 * Vital Records-Texas-Bastrop County-TXGenWeb Site Births, Deaths, Marriages, Probate records such as Small Claims, Guardianships and Insanity.
 * 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

Societies and Libraries
Bastrop County Historical Society Museum 702 Main Street Bastrop, Texas 78602 512-303-0057 Email: bchs1832@sbcglobal.net

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The Handbook of Texas