Bandera County, Texas Records

Bandera County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 26, 1856 from Bexar County, Uvalde County and Non-County Area . This county was named for Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag" .

Bandera County is bordered by Kerr County (north), Kendall County (northeast), Bexar County (southeast), Medina County (south), Uvalde County (southwest), Real County (west) .

Bandera County Cities and Towns include Bandera..

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

Bandera County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Bandera County Courthouse is located in Bandera, 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 Bandera 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.

• Bandera County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1856, Land Records from 1837, Probate Records from 1856 and Court Records from 1857. 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.
• Bandera County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Bandera 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

Bandera 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

Bandera County, Texas Resources

• Bandera County Historical Commission, PO Box 1538, Bandera TX, 78003
• Medina Genealogy & Historical Society, Medina Community Library, P.O. Box 181, Medina, TX 78055;(830) 589-2825
• Lakehills Genealogy Society of Bandera County, Texas, 7200 FM 1283, Lakehills, TX 78063
• Bandera Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Bandera County, Texas Message Boards

Bandera County, Texas External Links

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