Runnels County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Runnels County

County Courthouse
Runnels County Courthouse 613 Hutchings Avenue Ballinger, TX 76821 Phone: 325-365-2633

County Clerk - Elesa Ocker First floor of Courhouse - Room 106 Box 189 Ballinger, TX 76821 Phone: 325-365-2720 Fax: 325-365-3408

Runnels County Government Website

Runnels County Courthouse PO Box 189 Ballinger, Texas 76821 Phone: 915.365.2720 County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1880, military discharge records from 1918 and school census records 1925-1970; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The first white settler arrived in 1862.

Parent County
1858--Runnels County was created 1 February 1858 from Bexar Land District and Travis County. County seat: Ballinger

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Runnels County boundary changes.

Populated Places
Ballinger | Miles | Norton | Rowena | Wingate | Winters

Neighboring Counties

 * Coke
 * Coleman
 * Concho
 * Nolan
 * Taylor
 * Tom Green

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Runnels County ~ transcriptions of local cemeteries  -  Runnels County TXGenWeb
 * Maps to Runnels County Cemeteries
 * 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
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census

 * 1880 Census Index ~  TXGenWeb Census Project
 * 1900 Census Index ~  TXGenWeb Census Project
 * TXGenWeb Census Project

Church

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

Local Histories

 * 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

 * Soldiers of WWII ~  Runnels County TXGenWeb
 * 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

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has digitized Abilene newspapers that may include residents from Runnels County.
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

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

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

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
Carnegie Library Of Ballinger 204 N 8th St Ballinger, TX 76821 Phone: (325) 365-3616 Website

Winters Public Library 120 N Main St Winters, TX 79567 Phone: (325) 754-4251 Website

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

Web Sites

 * Runnels 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.