Blanco County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Blanco County

County Courthouse
County Clerk Karen Newman P.O. Box 65 Johnson City, TX 78636 (830) 868-7357 FAX: (830) 868-4158

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 | | Johnson City | Round Mountain.

Neighboring Counties

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

Resources

 * Blanco County Look-ups Volunteers for Blanco County to do look-ups ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Local Blanco County, Texas Resources ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * Blanco County Cemeteries Complete list of Blanco County Cemeteries ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 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
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Churches

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

Court

 * Index to Probate Records of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * A History of Blanco County, 1965, by John W. Speer ; edited by Henry C. Armbruster.
 * Blanco County History, 1979, by John Stribling Moursund.
 * Blanco County Families for 100 Years, 1981, by John Stribling Moursund, edited by Mabel Stribling.
 * Heritage of Blanco County, Texas, 1987, by Blanco County News.
 * The Valley Between the Colorado and the Pedernales a land of flitter trees ad honey, the early days of Clover, Corwin, Cypress Mills, Double Horn, Fall Creek, Haynie Flat, Mud, Rockvale, Shovel Mountain, Spicewood, 1996, by Madolyn Frasier and Mary Albers Thompson; Spicewood Area Historical Focus Group.
 * Museums ~ List of all museums in Texas ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Historical Markers of Blanco County, Texas~Texas historical Markers
 * Blanco Historical Commission
 * History of Blanco County, Texas ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb

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

 * Blanco County Military link ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 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

 * Blanco County Newspaper Articles Various Newspaper Articles

Obituaries

 * Obituaries for Blanco County ~ Blanco County, 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

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

Vital Records

 * Blanco County Birth Records 1926-1995 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Blanco County Death Records 1965-1999 ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * [ http://www.txgenweb2.org/txblanco/blmar.html Blanco County Marriage Records 1876-1880] ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Blanco County Marriage Records General Index to Marriage For Blanco County ~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * Marriage &amp; Divorce Records Complete Listing 1966-2001~ Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 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 Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Johnson City Library 209 Nugent St Johnson City, TX 78636 Phone: (830) 868-4469 Website

Blanco County South Library District 1118 Main St Ste A Blanco, TX 78606 Phone: (830) 833-4280 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Blanco County, TXGenWeb
 * 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.
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas