Comal County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Comal County

History
The county was the site of the unofficial Spanish mission, Neustra Senora de Guadalupe from December 1756 to March 1758.

Parent County
1846--Comal County was created 24 March 1846 from Comanche, Gonzales and Travis Counties. County seat: New Braunfels

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Comal County border changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bexar
 * Blanco
 * Guadalupe
 * Hays
 * Kendall

Cemeteries

 * Comal County Cemeteries ~  transcriptions  ~  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
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census

 * 1850 Comal County Census ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1860 Comal County Census ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1870 Comal County Census ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1880 Comal County Census ~  index  ~  TXGenWeb

Churches

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

Land

 * [mailto:Wanda%20Qualls%20%3Cwandaq@satx.rr.com%3E%20?Subject=Land%20Survey%20Maps Comal County Land Survey Maps] ~  TXGenWeb
 * Comal County Land Grants ~  TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * Comal County Historical Markers ~  TXGenWeb


 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * 1850 New Braunfels Map ~  TXGenWeb
 * New Braunfels Cemetery Map ~  TXGenWeb\
 * 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

 * Muster Roll of Captain Augustus Buchel ~ TXGenWeb
 * Comal County Korean Casualities ~  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

Newspapers

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

Obituaries

 * Comal County Obituaries ~  TXGenWebObituary 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 Texas Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records) 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
Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Hill Country Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Comal County TXGenWeb
 * Comal County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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.