Medina County, Texas Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the Medina River. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Medina County Courthouse 1100 16th Street Hondo, TX 78861 Phone: 830.741.6000 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1848 and court records from 1876

County Clerk

1100 16th St. Rm 109 Hondo 78861 Phone: 830-741-6040 Fax: 830-741-6015

District Clerk

1100 16th St. Rm 209 Hondo 78861-1841 Phone: 830-741-6070

Parent County
1848--Medina County was created 12 February 1848 from Bexar Land District.
 * County seat: Hondo

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Medina County border changes.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Atascosa •  Bandera  •  Bexar  •  Frio  •  Uvalde  •  Zavala

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

Church

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

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1944-1952 - at FamilySearch —Images

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

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

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 - US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989 Texas Naturalization Records at FamilySearch - index and images.

Newspapers

 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has San Antonio newspapers from the late 1800's that may include residents from Medina County.

Probate
Online Probate Records


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


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

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.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837 - 1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976.
 * 1890 - 1976 Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.
 * 1903 - 1973 Texas, Deaths and Burials 1903-1973] FamilySearch records collection
 * 1903 - 2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 FamilySearch records collection
 * 1964 - 1998Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates
 * 1977 - 1986 Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986 FamilySearch records collection

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Castro Colonies Heritage Association Castro Colonies Living History Center 309 Paris Street Castroville, TX 78009

Texas State Historical Association

Family History Centers

 * Hondo Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Medina County TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project


 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.