Bosque County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Bosque County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1902, marriage, probate and land record from 1854 and court records; District Clerk has divorce records

Bosque County has had three courthouses. The first, a one-story log cabin built in the center of town was used until a larger frame courthouse was built in 1869. The 1869 courthouse burned in 1871, causing county government to be conducted from a tent until 1875, when the present three-story stone courthouse was completed.

History
Settled mostly by Norwegians in the western part of the county and Germans in the eastern part of the county.

Parent County
1854--Bosque County was created 4 February 1854 from Milam and McLennan Counties. County seat: Meridian

The county was named for the Bosque River, a name deriving from Spanish for "woods"

Record Loss
1871--The Bosque County Courthouse, built in 1869, burned.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Clifton | Cranfills | Iredell | Meridian | Morgan | | Walnut Springs

Neighboring Counties
Coryell •  Erath  •  Hamilton  •  Hill  •  Johnson  •  McLennan  •  Somervell

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Bosque County Cemeteries from the Bosque County TXGenWeb site
 * Bosque County Cemeteries at Cemeteries of Texas, Gloria B. Mayfield's website
 * Boggy Cemetery, Cranfills Gap, Bosque County from Interment.net

Church

 * Bosque County Churches - Past and Present from the Bosque County TXGenWeb site

Lutheran

 * Records of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Cranfills Gap, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas), 1985, by the Bosque County History Book Committee, includes introductory material about the history and geography of the area, community histories, and family histories with genealogical information. Read the book on line from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Bosquerama, 1854–1954: Centennial Celebration of Bosque County, Texas, 1954 by the Bosque County Centennial Association.
 * A History of Bosque County, 1954 by William C. Pool.
 * Bosque Territory, 1964 by William C. Pool.

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 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Military and War information from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
 * Military Pensions from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site

Newspapers

 * Newspapers from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site

Obituaries
Obituaries from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Births from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index only) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 -  FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Marriages from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

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 Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. c/o Waco-McLennan County Library 1717 Austin Avenue Waco, Texas 76701 Central Texas Genealogical Society Bosque Valley Heritage Society P.O. Box 159 Valley Mills 76889 Bosque County Historical Commission 101 North Main Street P.O. Box 534 Meridian TX 76665 websiteBosque County Historical Commission

Web Sites

 * TXGenweb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.