Caldwell County, Texas Records

Caldwell County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 6, 1848 from Gonzales County. This county was named for Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas Revolution .

Caldwell County is bordered by Travis County (north), Bastrop County (northeast), Fayette County (southeast), Gonzales County (south), Guadalupe County (southwest), Hays County (northwest).

Caldwell County Cities and Towns include Lockhart, Luling, Martindale, Mustang Ridge, Niederwald, Uhland..

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

Caldwell County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Caldwell County Courthouse is located in Lockhart, 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 Caldwell 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.

• Caldwell County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1860 for Birth; 1903 for death, Marriage Records from 1848, Land Records from 1846, Probate Records from 1849 and Court Records from 1848. 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.
• Caldwell County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Caldwell 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 1846 
• 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

Caldwell 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

Caldwell County, Texas Resources

• Caldwell County Gen. & Historical Society
• Caldwell Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Caldwell County, Texas Message Boards

Caldwell County, Texas External Links

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