Bandera County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Bandera County

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

County Courthouse
County District Clerk has birth and death records from 1904, m, div, land, pro, ct &amp; nat rec from 1856 &amp; mil dis rec from 1900

Bandera County has had two courthouses. The first one, built of limestone in 1869, is now a library. It is located on Maple Street, a block from the current courthouse. The current courthouse, also made from limestone, was built in 1890.

Bandera County Courthouse County Clerk - Cathy Wheeler 500 Main Street P. O. Box 823 Bandera, Texas 78003 The Bandera County Clerk's Office

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bandera County, 1940. Inventory of records of housed in the Bandera County Courthouse as of 1936. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Court, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.

History and Photographs of the Bandera County Courthouse

Parent County
1856--Bandera County was created 26 January 1856 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Bandera

The county's name is derived from Spanish for "flag."

Bandera County History and Information

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

Populated Places
Towns and Cities:  | Lakehills | | Vanderpool

Bandera County Towns and Geographical Places

Neighboring Counties
Bexar •  *Kendall •  Kerr •  Medina •  Real •  Uvalde

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Cemeteries of Bandera County

Church

 * Churches, Organizations, Schools and Societies

Court

 * Crime and Punishment in Bandera County

Land

 * Bandera County Heritage Properties

Local Histories

 * Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history, 1922, by J. Marvin Hunter, A history of Bandera County from 1847 to 1922. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * One Hundred Years in Bandera, 1853–1953, by J. Marvin Hunter.
 * History of Bandera County, Texas, 1986 by the Bandera County History Book Committee.
 * Bandera County History from The Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Families and People of Bandera County
 * Bandera County History
 * Old Photos of Bandera County Citizens
 * Bandera County Historical Photos from banderacounty.org
 * The Flood of 1978
 * Trials and Tribulations on the Frontier

Maps



 * Bandera County Maps, Old and New

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 $
 * Bandera County, TX Military Records and Databases

Newspapers
Off-line Newspaper Information

Online Newspapers


 * The Bandera Bulletin Newspaper
 * The Bandera County Courier Newspaper

Online Newspaper Abstracts

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form


 * Newspapers, Books and Libraries

Online Newspaper Archives

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 Bandera County.

Probate

 * A Few Early Bandera County Probate Records

Vital Records

 * Bandera County Birth, Marriage, Divorce, Death and Obituaries

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index only) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 -  FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * 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 $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Lakehills Genealogy Society of Bandera County, Texas 7200 FM 1283 Lakehills, TX 78063 website

Medina Genealogy & Historical Society Medina Community Library P.O. Box 181 Medina, TX 78055 website Phone: 830-589-2825


 * Bandera County Libraries
 * Bandera Historical and Genealogical Societies

Web Sites

 * Bandera County TXGenWeb Page
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
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 * Cyndi's List - Links to state and county resources