Medina County, Texas Records
Medina County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 12, 1848 from Bexar County. This county was named for the Medina River, named for Spanish engineer Pedro Medina.
Medina County is bordered by Bandera County (north), Bexar County (east), Atascosa County (southeast), Frio County (south), Uvalde County (west).
Medina County Cities and Towns include Castroville, Devine, Hondo, LaCoste, Lytle , Natalia..
A Map of Medina County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Medina County, Texas Courthouse Records
Medina County, TX Courthouse
The Medina County Courthouse is located in Hondo, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Medina county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Medina County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1848, Land Records from 1848, Probate Records from 1848 and Court Records from 1849. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
- Medina County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Medina County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846Â
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Medina County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Medina County, Texas Resources
Medina County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Medina County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Medina Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Medina Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Medina County History
- Medina County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Medina Co. TXGenweb
- Medina County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Medina County, Texas Military Records
