Gonzales County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Gonzales County

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

County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse 1709 Dewitt Dr; PO Box 77 Gonzales, TX 78629-0077 Phone: 830.672.2801

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1829; District Clerk has divorce record; Archives and Recreation Center has all older records from County and District Clerks, cemetery records and school census

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

Gonzales County Courthouse history and photos from TexasEscapes.com.

Gonzales County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Bastrop • Caldwell • De Witt • Fayette • Guadalupe • Karnes • Lavaca • Wilson

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Gonzales County Cemeteries from the Texas Tombstone project.

Church
Churches in Gonzales County from placenames.com

Maps



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

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

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 or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 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
Gonzales County Historical Commission P.O. Box 114 Gonzales 78629-0114 Phone: 830-672-7970 Gonzales County Historical Commission

Web Sites

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