Kendall County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kendall County

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

Courthouse
Kendall County Courthouse 201 E. San Antonio St. Boerne, Texas 78006 County Clerk - Darlene Herrin Phone: 830-249-9343 830-249-9343   ext. 230 County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records

Kendall County has been home to two Courthouses. The first one, built in 1870, is still in use, across the street from the current courthouse, built in 1998.

Parent County
1862--Kendall County was created 10 January 1862 from Blanco and Kerr Counties. County seat: Boerne

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Kendall County border changes.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Boerne | Bergheim | Comfort | Kendalia | Sisterdale | Waring | Welfare

Neighboring Counties
Bandera • Bexar • Blanco • Comal • Gillespie • Kerr

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Kendall County Cemeteries from the Kendall County TXGenWeb site

Land

 * Kendall County Land Records Database

Local Histories

 * A History of Kendall County, Texas, 1984, by Kendall County Historical Commission.
 * Historic Images of Boerne, Texas, 1982, by Garland A. Perry.
 * A Hundred Years of Comfort in Texas, 1954; rev. ed. 1974, by Guido E. Ransleben.
 * Death on the Nueces: German Texans Treue der Union, 2002, by Rodman L. Underwood.
 * Kendall County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site

Military
Kendall County provided soldiers to both the Confederate and Union armies.
 * 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 $

Newspapers

 * The Boerne Star Newspaper
 * Newspapers in Kendall County from the Kendall County TXGenWeb site.
 * 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 Kendall County.

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

 * 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 $

Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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] [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates of a 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 $

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

 * Genealogical Society of Kendall County 114 East Blanco Road Boerne, Tx 78006 830-331-8730 [[Image:]]830-331-8730    website


 * Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society website P.O. Box 178 Boerne, TX 78006


 * Kendall County Historical Commission website P.O. Box 993 Boerne TX 78006


 * Boerne Public Library website 210 N. Main St. Boerne, TX 78006 (830)249-3053 <span class="skype_c2c_textarea_span">[[Image:]]<span class="skype_c2c_text_span">(830)249-3053 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />   Fax (830)249-8410


 * Comfort Public Library website


 * Kendalia Public Library website

Family History Centers

 * Boerne Texas Family History Center

Websites

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