Kendall County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kendall County

Guide to Kendall County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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

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.

Populated Places
Boerne | Bergheim | Comfort | Kendalia | Sisterdale | Waring | Welfare

Neighboring Counties

 * Bandera
 * Bexar
 * Blanco
 * Comal
 * Gillespie
 * Kerr

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

Additional Cemetery Sources
Kendall County Cemeteries from the Kendall County TXGenWeb site

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
Kendall County provided soldiers to both the Confederate and Union armies.

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.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

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.


 * [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1375599 Texas Death Index

1964 to 1998] [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Societies and Libraries

 * Genealogical and Historical Society of Kendall County 114 East Blanco Road Boerne, Tx 78006 830-331-8730 website


 * Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society website P.O. Box 178 Boerne, TX 78006


 * Kendall County Historical Commission website P.O. Box 993 Boerne TX 78006


 * Boerne Public Library website 210 N. Main St. Boerne, TX 78006 (830)249-3053 Fax (830)249-8410


 * Comfort Public Library website


 * Kendalia Public Library website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Boerne Texas Family History Center

Websites

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