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.

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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

County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 235 Tilden 78072 Phone: 361-274-3215 Fax: 361-274-3858

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