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Guide to Guadalupe 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 the Guadalupe River. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Guadalupe County Courthouse 211 W. Court St. Seguin, TX 78155 Phone: 830.379.4188 County Clerk has birth, death and burial records from 1935, marriage and probate records from 1838, court and land records; Distric Clerk has divorce records

 County Clerk 211 W. Court St Seguin 78155 Phone: 830-303-8859 Fax:  830-401-0300 Email:  tkiel@co.guadalupe.tx.us

 District Clerk 211 W. Court Street Seguin, Texas 78155br>Phone: 830-303-4188 Fax: 830-379-1943 Email:  debic@co.guadalupe.tx.us

Populated Places
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

Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Census Records

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas


 * 1850 Federal Census Index
 * 1860 Federal Census
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Texas Christian Church Directoryat ChurchAngel

 Catholic
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

 Lutheran
 * Records of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Seguin, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * 1781-1969 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)

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

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

Land and Property Records

 * Land Survey Abstract Indices at USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
 Texas Revolution 
 * 1835 - 1845 Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 at Texas State Historical Association
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry ($) — index and images

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 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
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Civil War Pension Index at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Families List at USGenWeb Archives Project

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

 Korean War
 * Korean War Casualties at USGenWeb Archives Project

 Vietnam War
 * Vietnam War Casualties at USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

 * w3newspapers-Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink-Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times - Historic Texas News Online.
 * 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 Guadalupe County.
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project at Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries at Ancestry

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
 * 1846-1856 Index to Probate 1846-1856 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1857-1861 Index to Probate 1857-1861 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1862-1866 Index to Probate 1862-1866 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1867-1871 Index to Probate 1867-1871 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1872-1876 Index to Probate 1872-1876 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1877-1881 Index to Probate 1877-1881 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1882-1886 Index to Probate 1882-1886 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1887-1891 Index to Probate 1887-1891 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1892-1896 Index to Probate 1892-1896 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1897-1901 Index to Probate 1897-1901 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1902-1906 Index to Probate 1902-1906 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1907-1911 Index to Probate 1907-1911 - USGenWeb Project
 * 1912-1916 Index to Probate 1912-1916 - USGenWeb Project

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

 * 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 ($) — index
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry ($) — 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 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1846-1965 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry ($) — index & images
 * 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 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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 ($) — index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry ($) — index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Boerne Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas East FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas La Cantera FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas North FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas West FamilySearch Center
 * Seguin Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stone Oak Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Leon Valley Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Nesbitt Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * New Braunfels Public LIbrary - an affiliate library
 * Patrick Heath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society - an affiliate library
 * Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center - an affiliate library
 * Tye Preston Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Schertz Public Library 608 Schertz Pkwy Schertz, TX 78154 Phone:: 210-619-1700 Website Seguin-Guadalupe County Public Library 707 E College St Seguin, TX 78155 Phone:: 830-401-2422 Website Marion Community Library 500 Bulldog Dr Marion, TX 78124 Phone: 830-914-2371 Website

Societies
Guadalupe County Genealogical Society 707 E. College Seguin 78155 Website

Websites

 * Guadalupe County Archives at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Guadalupe County at TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * USGenWeb 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.