Kinney County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kinney County

Guide to Kinney County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Kinney County Courthouse PO Drawer 9 Brackettville, TX 78832 Phone: 830.563.2521 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1872, divorce, probate, court and  land records from 1873; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Brackettville, Texas has burial records

History
First settlement in 1834 was abandoned until the establishment of Fort Clark in 1852.

Parent County
1850--Kinney County was created 28 January 1850 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Brackettville

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
BrackettVille is the largest town in Kinney County, population is approximately 1100 persons.

Fort Clark which is now a subdiVision and membership community swells to over 1,000 persons in the Winter when the winter folks arrive from the colder climates in the northern states.

Spofford is a small town to the South of Brackettville on State Hwy 131. Presently there are approximately 90 residents in this town.

John Quigley, Alderman, Spofford.

Neighboring Counties

 * Edwards
 * Maverick
 * Uvalde
 * Val Verde
 * Zavala

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Brackettville Cemetery- Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Masonic Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Ballantyne Family Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb
 * Spofford City Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb
 * VFW Cemetery - Kinney TXGenWeb
 * Roman Catholic Church Cemetery- Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Vincent Family Cemetery, Spofford - Kinney TXGenWeb site
 * Chapman Ranch Cemetery  -  Kinney TXGenWeb

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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 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

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries

 * Kinney County Public Library

(830) 563-2884

PO Box, 975,

Brackettville TX 78832

Website

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Kinney County Website http://www.txkinneygen.org/ a part of the Texas Gen Web Project.