Lampasas County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1856--Lampasas County was created 1 February 1856 fromBell and Travis Counties. County seat: Lampasas

Boundary Changes
1858--The northeastern corner of Lampasas County became part of Hamilton County.

1873-- An act of the legislature extended the southern boundary of Lampasas County thirty miles into Burnet County. In 1874 the boundary was returned to its previous position.

1887--Northern and northwestern sections of Lampasas County became part of Mills County

Record Loss
1870, 1871, 1875--County records were destroyed by fire or flood in in 1870, 1871, and 1875.

1871--On December 24 (or 27), 1871 fire destroyed the frame building used as the Lampasas County Courthouse. All records were destroyed.

1873--The courthouse and much of the town of Lampasas was damaged extensively by heavy rains and flooding on September 27, 1873. Several people were killed in the flood. The remaining records were either damaged or destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bell
 * Burnet
 * Coryell
 * Hamilton
 * Mills

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