Kerr County, Texas Records

Kerr County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 26, 1856 from Bexar County. This county was named for James Kerr (1790–1850), an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution.

Kerr County is bordered by Kimble County (north), Gillespie County (northeast), Kendall County (east), Bandera County (south), Real County (southwest), Edwards County (west).

Kerr County Cities and Towns include Ingram, Kerrville..

A Map of Kerr County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Kerr County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Kerr County Courthouse is located in Kerrville, 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 Kerr 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.

• Kerr County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1856, Land Records from 1840, Probate Records from 1856 and Court Records from 1856. 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.
• Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Kerr County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Kerr County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Kerr County, Texas Resources

• Kerrville Genealogical Society
• Kerr County Historical Commission, 700 Main Street, Suite 122, Kerrville, Texas, 78028; 830-896-5320
• Kerr Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Kerr County, Texas Message Boards

Kerr County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• The Kerrville Times (Kerrville, Texas)
• Kerr County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Kerr Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Kerr Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Kerr County History
• Kerr County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Kerr Co. TXGenweb
• Kerr County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Kerr County, Texas Military Records