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Guide to Runnels County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Hiram G. Runnels, a Texas state legislator. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Runnels County Courthouse 613 Hutchings Avenue P. O. Box 189 Ballinger, TX 76821 Runnels County Courthouse 613 Hutchings Avenue P. O. Box 189 Ballinger, TX 76821 Phone: 325-365-2633 Runnels County Government Website 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

 County Clerk P.O. Box 189 Ballinger 76821 Phone: 325-365-2720 Fax: 325-365-3408

 District Clerk P.O. Box 166 Ballinger 76821 Phone: 325-365-2638 Fax: 325-365-9229

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Sources
 * TexasEscapes

Census Records

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project — Texas 1850 - 1930


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

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

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

Local Histories
1862 The first white settler arrived in 1862.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry ($) — index

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

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.
 * w3newspapers-Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink-Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times - Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project - Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times - Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function at Ancestry ($).

Probate Records

 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth

 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index
 * 1814-1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Abilene Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Big Spring Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Angelo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stephenville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Comanche Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Cross Plains Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Dublin Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Tom Green County Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Library Of Ballinger 204 N 8th St Ballinger, TX 76821 Phone: 325-365-3616 Carnegie Website We will do genealogical research on an available time basis. Public Library 120 N Main St Winters, TX 79567 Phone: 325-754-4251 Winters Website

Websites

 * Runnels TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Runnels USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.