Real County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Real County

County Courthouse
Real County has been home to two courthouses. A temporary courthouse was erected on the town square in 1913 after Real County was organized. In 1917 construction began on the current Real County Courthouse. The Ransom Courthouse Annex was opened in 1978, housing some of the county's government functions.

Real County Courthouse County Clerk - Bella A. Rubio P. O. Box 750 Leakey, TX 78873 830-232-5202 Fax: 830-232-6888

Real County Government Website

History
Comanche, Apache and Lipan-Apache settlements preceded the establishment of the Spanish Mission of San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz in 1762. Anglo-American settlement began in 1857.

Real County is named for Julius Real (1860-1944), a former member of the Texas State Senate.

Parent County
1913--Real County was created 3 April 1913 from Bandera, Kerr, and Edwards Counties. County seat: Leakey

Populated Places
Camp Wood | Leakey | Rio Frio

Neighboring Countes

 * Bandera
 * Edwards
 * Kerr
 * Uvalde

Cemeteries

 * Clark Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * Cypress Creek Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Exile Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Vance Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Rio Frio Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Church

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

Land
Land Survey Abstract Indicies ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Real County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Real County Bibliography ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Real County Korean War Casualties ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Civil War Pension Applications ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

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

Vital Records

 * 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 Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Real County Public Library 225 Main St Leakey, TX 78873 Phone: (830) 232-5199 Website

Camp Wood Public Library 106 Nueces St Camp Wood, TX 78833 Phone: (830) 597-3208

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Real County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Real County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.