Blanco County, Texas Genealogy

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History
Blanco Valley was first settled in 1853.

Parent County
1858--Blanco County was created 12 February 1858 from Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, and Hays Counties. County seat: Johnson City

The County was name for Blanco River.

Record Loss
1876--Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in August 1876.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Blanco | Cypress Mills | Johnson City | Round Mountain.

Neighboring Counties

 * Burnet
 * Comal
 * Gillespie
 * Hays
 * Kendall
 * Llano
 * Travis

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Vital Records

 * 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

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog