Kendall County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Kendall 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 George Wilkins Kendall, a journalist, and Mexican–American War correspondent. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

Courthouse
Kendall County Courthouse 201 E. San Antonio St. Boerne, Texas 78006 County Clerk - Darlene Herrin Phone: 830-249-9343 830-249-9343   ext. 230 County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records

County Clerk

201 E. San Antonio St.Suite 127 Boerne 78006 Phone: 830-249-9343 ext. 230 Fax: 830-249-3472

District Clerk

201 E. San Antonio St.Suite 201 Boerne 78006 Phone: 830-249-9343 ext. 260 Fax: 830-249-1763

Kendall County has been home to two Courthouses. The first one, built in 1870, is still in use, across the street from the current courthouse, built in 1998.

Parent County
1862--Kendall County was created 10 January 1862 from Blanco and Kerr Counties.
 * County seat: Boerne

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Kendall 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
Bandera •  Bexar  •  Blanco  •  Comal  •  Gillespie  •  Kerr

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

Land

 * Kendall County Land Records Database

Local Histories

 * A History of Kendall County, Texas, 1984, by Kendall County Historical Commission.
 * Historic Images of Boerne, Texas, 1982, by Garland A. Perry.
 * A Hundred Years of Comfort in Texas, 1954; rev. ed. 1974, by Guido E. Ransleben.
 * Death on the Nueces: German Texans Treue der Union, 2002, by Rodman L. Underwood.
 * Kendall County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * 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

Newspapers

 * The Boerne Star Newspaper
 * Newspapers in Kendall County from the Kendall County TXGenWeb site.
 * 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 Kendall County.

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

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. 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index - 1964 to 1998] [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates of a million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Genealogical Society of Kendall County 114 East Blanco Road Boerne, Tx 78006 Telephone Number: 830-331-8730 website

Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society PO Box 178 Boerne, TX 78006 website

Kendall County Historical Commission PO Box 993 Boerne TX 78006 website


 * Boerne Public Library website 210 N. Main St. Boerne, TX 78006 Telephone Number: 830-249-3053 Fax: 830-249-8410


 * Comfort Public Library website


 * Kendalia Public Library website

Family History Centers

 * Boerne Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * Kendall 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.