{"id":5773,"date":"2016-05-26T12:14:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T12:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=5773"},"modified":"2016-05-26T12:14:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T12:14:46","slug":"runnels-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/texas\/runnels-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Runnels County, Texas Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Runnels County, Texas Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Runnels County, Texas Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Runnels County, Texas<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Runnels+County,+TX\/\" title=\"Runnels County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on <strong>February 1, 1858<\/strong> from   Bexar Land District . This county was named for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiram_Runnels\" title=\"Hiram Runnels\">Hiram Runnels<\/a>, the ninth\u00a0governor of Mississippi\u00a0(1833\u20131835)\u00a0and planter in Texas .<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Runnels County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/texas\/taylor-county\/\" title=\"Taylor County, Texas\">Taylor County<\/a> (north), <a href=\"\/texas\/coleman-county\/\" title=\"Coleman County, Texas\">Coleman County<\/a> (east), <a href=\"\/texas\/concho-county\/\" title=\"Concho County, Texas\">Concho County<\/a> (south), <a href=\"\/texas\/tom-green-county\/\" title=\"Tom Green County, Texas\">Tom Green County<\/a> (southwest), <a href=\"\/texas\/coke-county\/\" title=\"Coke County, Texas\">Coke County<\/a> (west), <a href=\"\/texas\/nolan-county\/\" title=\"Nolan County, Texas\">Nolan County<\/a> (northwest).<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Runnels County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Ballinger, Miles, Winters.. <\/p>\n\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/texas\/#Texas_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\" title=\"Map of  Runnels County, Texas\">Map of  Runnels County, Texas<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Runnels County, Texas Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/states\/_images\/states\/tx\/Runnels-County-Texas-Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Runnels County, Texas Courthouse\" title=\"Runnels County, Texas Courthouse\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/><em>Runnels County, TX Courthouse<br><\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.co.runnels.tx.us\/\" title=\"Runnels County Courthouse\">Runnels County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ballingertx.org\/\" title=\"Ballinger, Texas\">Ballinger, Texas<\/a>.  Learn More About State of Texas <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/\" title=\"State of Texas Court Records\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/#tax\" title=\"State of Texas Tax Records\">Tax<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/#land\" title=\"State of Texas Land Records\">Land<\/a> and <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/#probate\" title=\"State of Texas Probate Records\">Probate<\/a> Records.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in\u00a0Runnels\u00a0county. 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.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Some early records   \u00a0prior to organization on Febuary 1880   may be located in <a href=\"\/texas\/brown-county\/\" title=\"Brown County, Texas\">Brown County<\/a> and <a href=\"\/texas\/coleman-county\/\" title=\"Coleman County, Texas\">Coleman County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.co.runnels.tx.us\/ips\/cms\/countyoffices\/countyClerk.html\" title=\"Runnels County Clerk\">Runnels County Clerk<\/a> has Birth &amp; Death Records from <strong>1903<\/strong>, Marriage Records from <strong>1880<\/strong>, Land Records from <strong>1880<\/strong>, Probate Records from <strong>1880<\/strong> and Court Records from <strong>1880<\/strong>. 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.<\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tacaoftexas.org\/default.aspx?name=co.runnels\" title=\"Runnels County Tax Assessor-Collector Office\">Runnels County Tax Assessor-Collector Office<\/a> is responsible for the the assessment  of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Runnels County, Texas Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/texas\/\" title=\"State of Texas Census Records\">State of Texas Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1860-census\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census\">1860<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1870-census\/\" title=\"1870 U.S. Federal Census\">1870<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Texas Census Substitute Records:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/3575\" title=\"Texas Compiled Census and Census Substitute Index, 1820-1890\">1820-1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census  Slave Schedules:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/1860slavecensus\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census  Slave Census\">1860<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Runnels County, Texas Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n        <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/texas\/\" title=\"State of Texas Vital Records\">State of Texas Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth and Death Records:<\/strong> from  1903\u00a0to present.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage Records:<\/strong> available from the County Clerk<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Divorce Records:<\/strong> available from the Clerk of District Court <\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.dshs.state.tx.us\/vs\/\" title=\"Texas Office of Vital Statistics\">Texas Department of State Health Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/texas-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.dshs.state.tx.us\/vs\/docs\/VS142.3REV9-2015.pdf\" title=\"Texas Birth and Death Certificate Application\" >Birth and Death Certificate<\/a> Applications.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong>\u00a0 Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Runnels County, Texas   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.tsl.state.tx.us\/arc\/local\/runnels.html\" title=\"Runnels Co.  Records Available on Microfilm\">Runnels Co.  Records Available on Microfilm<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MessageBoards&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.runnels\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Runnels County, Texas Message Boards\">Runnels County, Texas Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Runnels County, Texas External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/texas-newspaper\/\" title=\"Texas Historical Newspapers\">Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/texasnewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)\">Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&tag=raogk-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c055cc73635c0d39cc8048ee9d427558&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=Runnels+County+Texas\" title=\"Runnels County, Texas Books - Amazon\">Runnels County, Texas Books - Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n              <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/showuri=http:\/\/familysearch.org\/searchapi\/search\/collection\/1827575\" title=\"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910\">Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=2719\" title=\"Runnels Co., Texas - FindaGrave\">Runnels Co., Texas - FindaGrave<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/showuri=http:\/\/familysearch.org\/searchapi\/search\/collection\/1918470\" title=\"Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection\">Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.texasalmanac.com\/topics\/government\/runnels-county\/\" title=\"Runnels Co., Texas Almanac\">Runnels Co., Texas Almanac<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=TX-Text&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/27569\" title=\"Texas county histories : a bibliography\">Texas county histories : a bibliography<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/online\/articles\/hcr11\" title=\"Runnels County History\">Runnels County History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/tx\/counties\/runnels\/\" title=\"Runnels County Links - Cyndi's List\">Runnels County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.hiddenancestors.com\/runnelstx\/index.html\" title=\"Runnels Co.- TXGenweb\">Runnels Co. TXGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=TX-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/Texas\/Runnels\/\" title=\"Runnels County, Texas Data Collections\">Runnels County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/showuri=http:\/\/familysearch.org\/searchapi\/search\/collection\/1389983\" title=\"Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989\">Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989<\/a><\/li>\n\n            <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.glo.texas.gov\/cf\/ArcMaps\/ArcMapsLookup.cfm?Customer=87280131-12210\" title=\"Texas General Land Office Map Collection\">Texas General Land Office Map Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7727563-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/texas?&xid=1114&keywords=Runnels+County\" title=\"Runnels County, Texas Military Records\">Runnels County, Texas Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Runnels County, Texas End-->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3396,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5773"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5773\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}