Guadalupe County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Guadalupe County

County Courthouse
Guadalupe County Courthouse PO Box 951; Seguin, TX 78155-0951 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

Parent County
1846--Guadalupe County was created 30 March 1846 from Bexar and Gonzales Counties. County seat: Sequin

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

Populated Places
Cibolo Geronimo Kingsbury Marion McQueeney New Berlin New Braunfels Northcliff Redwood Santa Clara Schertz Seguin Staples Zuehl

Neighboring Counties

 * Bexar
 * Caldwell
 * Comal
 * Gonzales
 * Hays
 * Wilson

Cemeteries

 * Guadalupe County Cemeteries ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Guadalupe County Cemeteries ~  TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Census

 * 1850 Federal Census Index
 * 1860 Federal Census

Land
Land Survey Abstract Indicies ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Guadalupe County Surnames ~ TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Civil War Pension Index ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Families List ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Korean War Casualties ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Vietnam War Casualties ~ USGenWeb Archives Project


 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  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.

Obituaries

 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

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

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Seguin Texas Family History Center

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Guadalupe County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Guadalupe County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.