Austin County Texas GenWeb Project

Welcome to the Austin County, TXGenWeb Project site!
This website is maintained by TJ Elias (County Coordinator) for Austin County.

This website is part of the The TXGenWeb Project and The USGenWeb Project ®
and is dedicated to the genealogy and history of Austin County, Texas.

Volunteer list for Information Look-ups

This TxGenWeb Austin County website is proud to be part of the organization that was awarded the
Heritage Preservation Award from Dallas Genealogy Society for 2024.

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Hall of Fame inductee.
HOF2015
Other awards this website has won.

TXGenWeb County List

While visiting the site I hope that you will find valuable information to aid in your research for families in Austin County.
All information on this site is FREE for your personal use. If you paid to view any of these pages, please contact me. If you have questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to email me. To submit information please email me. We accept any kind of record that reflects the history of the area or contains information on its inhabitants. We are especially interested in transcriptions of original records like (but not limited to) marriage, birth and death indexes, marriage, birth and death certificates, land records, military records, Family Bible records, census records, wills and their probates, or lists of cemetery burials. We would love to include your information on this site whether it contains information on one person or a thousand. If you have something of interest, please contact me.

I must thank the previous coordinators, Joy, Steve, Linda and Jane for all the hard work and hours they have put into this project. TXGenWeb needs more volunteers like them so if you are interested contact me.

News, Events and Announcements!

News and Announcements

Most of the information on this website is powered by GenFolks.
GenFolks is a searchable online database that contains 43,000+ people supported by 42,000+ source references related to Austin County, Texas, The database is frequently updated.

Nov 2024

The Military pages have been updated (just in time for Veterans Day).

Sep 2024

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) invites you, your members and patrons to attend the November 2, 2024 in person event "A Salute to Our Veterans Past and Present" at the Caldwell Civic and Visitor Center. We would be most grateful if you would share and display the following information and attached flyers with others and send to your distribution lists as well as include on your website. You do not have to be a TCGS member or of Czech heritage to attend. Everyone is welcome.

Saturday, November 2, 2024 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (registration begins at 8:00 AM)

Caldwell Civic Center, 103 W. Texas Highway 21, Caldwell, TX 77836.

The following speakers will make presentations: Colonel Thomas J. (Jerry) Curtis - Seven and a Half Year in Captivity in North Vietnam; Joe Rychlik - Recalling Military Experiences; Patrick Janis - U.S. Navy Lt. Arthur F. Anders: The Czech Texan Who Was the Hero of the First U.S. Battle of WWII; Kimary and Garry Marble - How Are We Related to Veterans? and C. David Stasny, JD - Estate Planning: Trusts, and Medical Powers of Attorney, and the Challenges of Preserving Family Land.

Registration includes kolache and coffee or juice and a catered lunch, silent auction and sales tables with our newest 2024 Christmas Ornaments. Detailed information and registration forms files are attached below and on the TCGS website at https://www.txczgs.org under “Events” https://txczgs.org/eventListings.php?nm=38 .

To register by credit card please go to: https://txczgs.square.site/product/registration/122 OR Mail check made payable to TCGS and send with Registration form to: Kimary Marble, 14106 Pawnee Trails Dr., Cypress, TX 77429. For further information, Kimary can be reached at 832-906-0986 and at kimary12@gmail.com.

If postmarked on/before October 25, 2024 TCGS members $40.00 and non-TCGS members $45.00; if post-marked after October 25, 2024 TCGS members $45.00 and non-TCGS members $50.00; and at the door (All) - $60.00.

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Please advise, with much appreciation,

Sara Barton, TCGS Publicity Chair
PO Box 329, Round Top TX 78954
sarabarton@att.net; 979-249-3020 w/recorder

Jun 2024

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) invites you to attend the August 10, 2024 in person event From the Cradle to the Grave and Everything in Between at the Caldwell Civic and Visitor Center. You do not have to be a TCGS member or of Czech heritage to attend. Everyone is welcome.

Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (registration begins at 8:00 AM), Caldwell Civic Center,103 W. Texas Highway 21, Caldwell, TX 77836.

The following speakers will make presentations: Tommy Ryan and Patsy Simek - Orphan Train Riders to Burleson County; Dreanna Belden - The Portal to Texas History; A Powerful Tool for History and Genealogy; Ken Wiltz - History of the Funeral Industry and Changes to Come and Henry Mayo – Searching Texas Land Records, the History of Brazos and Caldwell Counties in Texas.

Registration includes kolache and coffee or juice and a catered lunch, silent auction and sales tables with our newest 2024 Christmas Ornaments.

To register by credit card go to: https://txczgs.square.site or mail registration form (see enclosed form or on the TCGS website at www.txczgs.org) and mail check made out to TCGS to Susan Crutchfield, 507 West St., Sealy, Tx 77474. If postmarked on/before July 26, 2024 TCGS members $40.00 and non-TCGS members $45.00; if post-marked after July 26, 2024 TCGS members $45.00 and non-TCGS members $50.00; and at the door (All) - $60.00. The Texas Czech Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

The TCGS most recent book, Czech Churches is available for purchase (see attached flyer). The contents of the Czech Churches book include 451 pages with 47 index pages and 59 articles, including photographs on the History of Texas Czech Churches; The History of the Czech-Moravian Brethren, Czech Lands to Texas; The Catholic Church and the Czechs in Texas and Experiences of the Early Czech Protestants in Texas.

Apr 2024

The Sealy Cemetery records are the most complete and accurate they have ever been. A huge effort by Carolyn Zaskoda for the information,

The Immaculate Conception Cemetery Sealy) has been updated from Carolyn Zascoda's records.

1836-1930 County Formation Maps
Shows the Texas county remapping each 10 years
https://www.txgenweb.org/research/county_formation_maps.htm