McMullen County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  McMullen County

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

County Courthouse
McMullen County Courthouse PO Box 235 Tilden, Texas 78072 Phone: 512.274.3215 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1850

Parent County
1858--McMullen County was created 1 February 1858 from Atascosa, Bexar, and Live Oak Counties, but was not organized until 1877. County seat: Originally Dog Town, name changed to Tilden

Record Loss
Records from the first, short-lived organization have not survived.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Calliham | Tilden

Neighboring Counties
Atascosa • Duval • Frio • La Salle • Live Oak • Webb

African American Resources

 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy
 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * McMullen County Cemeteries from the McMullen County TXGenWeb site. Listing of all the cemeteries and some photos.
 * Boothill Cemetery- McMullen TXGenWeb
 * Calliham Cemetery- McMullen TXGenWeb
 * Hilltop Cemetery - McMullen TXGenWeb
 * Latham Cemtery - McMullen TXGenWeb
 * San Miguel Cemetery - McMullen TXGenWeb
 * Yarbrough Bend Cemetery- McMullen TXGenWeb

Church

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

Local Histories

 * McMullen County History, 1981, by the McMullen County History Book Committee.
 * McMullen County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

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 $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

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

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010    FamilySearch records
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries
McMullen County Historic Museum Association Hwy 16 Across the street from the Courthouse HRC 4 Box 17 Tilden, Texas 78072-9302 Museum Staff: Jane Wheeler (361)274-3204

Web Sites

 * McMullen County TXGenWeb site Information on the history of the people and county.
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * USGenWeb Archives Project