Blanco County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Blanco 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 Blanco River which traverses the county. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1876

County Clerk

P.O. Box 65 Johnson City 78636 Phone: 830-868-7357 Fax: 830-868-4158

District Clerk

P.O. Box 382 Johnson City 78636 Phone: 830-868-0973 Fax: 830-868-2084 Blanco County Website

History
1853--Blanco Valley was first settled in 1853.

Parent County
1858--Blanco County was created 12 February 1858 from Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, and Hays Counties. County seat: Johnson City

The County was name for Blanco River.

Boundary Changes
1834-1931--For animated maps illustrating Texas County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Texas County Boundary Maps" (1834-1931) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1876--Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in August 1876.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Burnet •  Comal  •  Gillespie  •  Hays  •  Kendall  •  Llano  •  Travis

Resources

 * Blanco County Look-ups Volunteers for Blanco County to do look-ups ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

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

Court

 * Index to Probate Records of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989  — index and images

Local Histories

 * A History of Blanco County, 1965, by John W. Speer ; edited by Henry C. Armbruster.
 * Blanco County History, 1979, by John Stribling Moursund.
 * Blanco County Families for 100 Years, 1981, by John Stribling Moursund, edited by Mabel Stribling.
 * Heritage of Blanco County, Texas, 1987, by Blanco County News.
 * The Valley Between the Colorado and the Pedernales a land of flitter trees ad honey, the early days of Clover, Corwin, Cypress Mills, Double Horn, Fall Creek, Haynie Flat, Mud, Rockvale, Shovel Mountain, Spicewood, 1996, by Madolyn Frasier and Mary Albers Thompson; Spicewood Area Historical Focus Group.
 * Museums ~ List of all museums in Texas ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Historical Markers of Blanco County, Texas~Texas historical Markers
 * Blanco Historical Commission
 * History of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

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 TXGenWeb site

Military

 * Blanco County Military link ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 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

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Off-line Newspaper Information Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Online Newspaper Articles

Blanco County Newspaper Articles Various Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

 * Obituaries for Blanco County ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 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
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records Ancestry.com (subscription)
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1926 - 1995 Blanco County Birth Records 1926-1995 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

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 $
 * 1876 - 1880 - Blanco County Marriage Records 1876-1880 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 1876 -1974 - Blanco County General Index to Marriage For Blanco County - Blanco Co TXGenWeb
 * 1966 - 2001 - Marriage &amp; Divorce Records Complete Listing 1966-2001- Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 1966 - 2005 - Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005 Hidden Ancestors

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.
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964 - 1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images]
 * 1965 - 1999 Blanco County Death Records 1965-1999 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 ;(index) FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1850 - 1930 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930
 * 1968 - 2010  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Brazosport Genealogical Society PO Box 813 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 website

See also a List of Texas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Johnson City Library 209 Nugent St Johnson City, TX 78636 Telephone Number: 830-868-4469 Website

Blanco County South Library District 1118 Main St Ste A Blanco, TX 78606 Telephone Number: 830-833-4280 Website

Websites

 * Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas