Kendall County, Texas Records

Kendall County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 10, 1862 from Kerr County and Blanco County. This county was named for George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher who gained national fame as a war correspondent during the Mexican-American War.

Kendall County is bordered by Gillespie County (north), Blanco County (northeast), Comal County (southeast), Bexar County (south), Bandera County (southwest), Kerr County (west).

Kendall County Cities and Towns include Boerne, Fair Oaks Ranch..

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

Kendall County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Kendall County Courthouse is located in Boerne, 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 Kendall 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.

• Kendall County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1867, Land Records from 1862, Probate Records from 1862 and Court Records from 1862. 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.
• Kendall County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Kendall 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

Kendall 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

Kendall County, Texas Resources

• Kendall County Genealogical Society
• The Boerne Area Historical Preservation Society
• Kendall Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Kendall County, Texas Message Boards

Kendall County, Texas External Links

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