Travis County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Travis County

Parent County
1840--Travis County was created 25 January 1840 from Bastrop County. County seat: Austin

Record Loss
Texas Disasters

Neighboring Counties

 * Bastrop
 * Blanco
 * Burnet
 * Caldwell
 * Hays
 * Williamson

Cemeteries

 * FindAGrave ~  Transcriptions and partial transcriptions for Travis County cemeteries
 * Interment.net ~  Transcriptions and partial transcriptions for Travis County cemeteries  (limited list)
 * Texas Cemeteries ~  Hidden Ancestors (links to transcriptions and information on most major Texas cemeteries)


 * BillionGraves:

Assumption Cemetery, Austin

Mount Calvary Cemetery, Austin

Oak Hill Cemetery, Oak Hill

State Cemetery of Texas, Austin

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Austin
 * Austin Texas Oak Hills Stake

City Directories
Austin City Directories, digital books online from The Portal to Texas History:

1872-1873 | 1877-1878 | 1881-1882 | 1885-1886 | 1889-1890 | 1893-1894 | 1897-1898 | 1900-1901 | 1906-1907 | 1912-1913 | 1918 | 1922

Maps

 * Austin, Texas Maps from the Perry-Castenada Library Map collection.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military
Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 ~ FamilySearch records collection Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865  ~  FamilySearch records collection

Taxation
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 ~  FamilySearch records collection

Births
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 ~  FamilySearch records collection Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 ~  FamilySearch records collection Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981  ~  FamilySearch records collection

Marriages
''Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection

Deaths

 * 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, Death Index, 1903-2000  ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976   ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.

Events
Roots, Boots, &amp; Brisket - Annual family history conference co-sponsered by the Austin Texas Oak Hills Stake

Societies and Libraries

 * Austin Genealogy Society
 * Texas State Library and Archives
 * Dolph Briscoe Center for American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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