Williamson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Williamson County

County Courthouse
Williamson County Courthouse PO Box 18; Georgetown, TX 78627 Phone: 512.943.1515 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, land probate and court records from 1848 and military discharge records from 1917; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The first Anglo-American settlement was in 1835 and was known as Tumlinson Fort.

Communities - The History and Images of Williamson County Cities and Towns - Williamson County Historical Commission

Parent County
1848--Williamson County was created 13 March 1848 from Milam County. County seat: Georgetown

Populated Places
The following cities are either entirely or partially located within Williamson County

Austin (partial) Bartlett (partial) Cedar Park Florence Georgetown Granger Hutto Jarrell Leander Liberty Hill Round Rock Taylor Thrall Weir

Neighboring Counties

 * Bastrop
 * Bell
 * Burnet
 * Lee
 * Milam
 * Travis

Cemeteries

 * A list of cemeteries in Williamson County, Texas, including interment information for a portion of them, has been transcribed into digital format and made available online. This information can be accessed courtesy of the Williamson County Historical Commission via links to lists contained on the Cemeteries in Williamson County, Texas page.
 * FindAGrave ~ Transcriptions and partial transcriptions for many Williamson County cemeteries.
 * 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
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Individual cemeteries;

BillionGraves:


 * Davis Cemetery, Leander
 * Hunt Cemetery, Liberty Hill
 * Rhodes Cemetery, Jollyville
 * Rocky Hollow Cemetery, Georgetown

Church

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

Court
Texas Naturalization Records 1906-1989  ~  FamilySearch Record Collection

Land

 * An index to Williamson County, Texas land records is available online at deed.wilco.org/RealEstate/searchentry.aspx  A link is provided to an electronic copy of the deed.
 * Family Land Heritage Program ~  Williamson County Historical Commission

Local Histories

 * See the Historiespage at the Williamson County Historical Commission.
 * Williamson County Histories ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

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 Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 ~ FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 ~  FamilySearch Record collection
 * 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

Obituaries

 * 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

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Taxation
Williamson County, Texas Tax Records: Public Search of Williamson County, Texas Tax Records

Records can be searched by: PropID AcctID Owner Address Advanced Search

Vital Records
Births


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997 ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 ~  FamilySearch records collection

Marriages

 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Williamson County marriages from 1848 to the present are available online at deed.wilco.org/Marriage/SearchEntry.aspx Electronic images of the records are linked in the search results.

Deaths

 * 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 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, 1903-2000  ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976   ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010  ~  FamilySearch records
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries
Williamson County Historical Commission

Libraries

 * Cedar Park Public Library
 * Florence Public Library
 * Georgetown Public Library
 * Leander Public Library
 * Liberty Hill Public Library
 * Round Rock Public Library System
 * Taylor Public Library
 * Teinert Memorial Public Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Georgetown Texas Family History Center
 * Round Rock Texas Family History Center (Austin)

Web Sites

 * 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.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.