Comal County, Texas Records

Comal County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 24, 1846 from Bexar County, Travis County and Gonzales County. This county was named for the Comal River.

Comal County is bordered by Blanco County (north), Hays County (northeast), Guadalupe County (southeast), Bexar County (southwest), Kendall County (northwest).

Comal County Cities and Towns include Bulverde, Fair Oaks Ranch, Garden Ridge, New Braunfels, Schertz..

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

Comal County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Comal County Courthouse is located in New Braunfels, 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 Comal 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.

• Comal County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1846, Land Records from 1847, Probate Records from 1846 and Court Records from 1846. 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.
• Comal County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Comal 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

Comal 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

Comal County, Texas Resources

• Comal County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 310160, New Braunfels 78131-0160
  
• Sophienburg Museum and Archives
• Comal Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Comal County, Texas Message Boards

Comal County, Texas External Links

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