Travis County, Texas Records
Travis County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 25, 1840 from Bastrop County. This county was named for William Barret Travis (1809–1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo .
Travis County is bordered by Williamson County (north), Bastrop County (east), Caldwell County (south), Hays County (southwest), Blanco County (west), Burnet County (northwest).
Travis County Cities and Towns include Austin, Bee Cave, Briarcliff, Creedmoor, Elgin, Jonestown, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Manor, Pflugerville, Point Venture, Rollingwood, Round Rock, San Leanna, Sunset Valley, The Hills, Volente, Webberville, West Lake Hills..
A Map of Travis County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Travis County, Texas Courthouse Records
Travis County, TX Courthouse
The Travis County Courthouse is located in Austin, 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 Travis 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.
- Travis County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1840, Land Records from 1840, Probate Records from 1840 and Court Records from 1876. 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.
- Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Travis 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 1846Â
- 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
Travis County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Travis County, Texas Resources
- Austin Genealogical Society
- Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
- Barker Texas History Center, UT-Austin SRH 2, 101, Austin, TX 78713-7330
- Catholic Archives of Texas
- Eugene C. Baker Center for American History, University of Texas, Sid Richardson Hall 2.109, Austin, TX 78712
- Mirabeau B. Lamar Library, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
- Texas Land Office, Archives & Records Division
- German-Texan Heritage Society
- Texian Heritage Society
- Travis Co. Records Available on Microfilm
- Travis County, Texas Message Boards
Travis County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Travis County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
- Travis Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Texas, Capitol Building Payroll, 1882-1888
- Travis Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Travis County History
- Travis County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Travis Co. TXGenweb
- Travis County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Travis County, Texas Military Records
