San Saba County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for the San Saba River, which flows through the county. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
San Saba County Courthouse 500 E. Wallace San Saba, TX 76877 Phone: 325.372.3301 County Clerk Phone: 325-372-3614 County Clerk Fax: 325-372-6484 San Saba County Government Website

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1856 and probate records from 1890

County and District Clerk

500 E. Wallace Rm 202 San Saba 76877 Phone: 325-372-3375

History
1847-- The first settlement was in 1847.

Parent County
1856--San Saba County was created 1 February 1856 from Bexar Land District.
 * County seat: San Saba

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Brown •  Burnet  •  Lampasas  •  Llano  •  Mason  •  McCulloch  •  Mills

African American

 * Texas African American Griots Project - USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * San Saba County Cemeteries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and pictures.

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * The Call of the San Saba: A History of San Saba County, 1941; 2nd Edition, 1969, by Alma Ward Hamrick.
 * San Saba County History, 1983, published by the San Saba County Historical Commission.
 * "Cherokee Creek Country: A History," 1988, by Goldie Smith Conley.
 * San Saba County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * 1858 San Saba County Landowner Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1876 San Saba County Texas Land Office Map from history-map.com.
 * 1877 San Saba County Landowner Map from the Portal to Texas History.
 * Historical Maps ~ From the Republic to the Turn of the Century ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 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

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * CSA Pension Applications ~ TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * CSA Pension Files ~ Ancestry.com $
 * Confederate Indigent Families ~ TXGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * San Saba News weekly newspaper, selected issues online 1876-1890 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * San Saba News and Star current newspaper for San Saba County.
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * 1999 Obituaries ~ index only ~ TXGenWeb
 * 2000 Obituaries ~ index only ~ TXGenWeb
 * 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
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

The tax records for San Saba county have been digitized and are available on FamilySearch.org but they are not indexed. They are sorted by year and are recorded alphabetically by surname

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 ~ Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records '


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2005 Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903-2000 Texas Death Index 1903 - 2000 on Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1964 - 1998 - FamilySearch (no images) - How to Use this Collection Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005     Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Rylander Memorial Library 103 S Live Oak St San Saba, TX 76877 Telephone Number: 325-372-3079 Website

San Saba County Historical Commission Website

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Killeen Texas Family History Center
 * San Angelo Texas Family History Center
 * Waco Texas Family History Center


 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Central Library - an affiliate library
 * Comanche Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Nellie Pederson Civic Library - an affiliate library
 * Tom Green County Library - an affiliate library
 * Waco-McLennan County Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * San Saba County Archives ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * San Saba County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * FamilySearch Catalog - The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.