Genealogical Records
Vital Records, Courthouse Records, Census Records,Online Records & Interlibrary Loan
I will do lookups in the 1850-1930 Census Records
Please state "Bandera Census Lookups" in the subject when writing to me.
Where to Write for Copies of Vital Records and Court Records
Bandera County Clerk (Website)
Bandera County Courthouse
Bandera, TX 78003
(830) 796-3332
Birth records (other than your own or those of immediate family members) are open after they are 75 years old.
Death records are open after they are 25 years old. Marriage and divorce records are public information and available immediately.
Early Bandera County Birth Records: Book A
Bandera County Marriage Records
Marriages: 1856 to 1880
Marriages: 1880 to 1891
Report of Divorce Indexes From the Texas Department of State Health Services
Report of Divorce Indexes before 1968 are not available due to the fact that
Divorce Applications were not filed with the State offices until 1968.
*Texas Death Certificates are online, free of charge! 1903 -1976, actual images
*Texas Death Index 1964 - 1998 (No images)
*Bandera County Mortality Census
*Social Security Death Index (SSDI). This database will give dates of birth and death and location of deceased's last residence. This gives date information to assist in requesting obituaries and death certificates.
For more information on obtaining a copy of birth, death or marriage records,
please contact:Texas Department of State Health Services - Vital Statistics
Obituaries
Early Obituaries of Bandera County
See the Bandera County TXGenWeb Newspaper Page for recent obituaries.
Probate Records
Probate Records include Guardianship and Insanity procedings as well as Probate and Wills.
Contact the County Clerk's office for more information on obtaining the records from Bandera.
(I have a few early Bandera Probate Records online in this website)
Search the Bandera County Archives Vital Records Online
Be Sure To Try All Possible Spellings
This database Contains:
Births 1926 - 1995; Deaths: 1964 - 1999; Marriages: 1966 - 2002; Divorces: 1968 - 2001
Other Bandera County Records Online
Military Information
Post Masters of Bandera County
Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1890-1891 Vol. III R.L. Polk & Co. Bandera County Listings
This page is maintained by Donna Schulte Loth - 2009
If you find any of the Bandera County TXGenWeb
links inoperable, please send me a message.