Austin County Texas

Welcome to the Austin County, TXGenWeb Project site!  My name is Jane Keppler and I am the County Coordinator for Austin County.  If you have an interest in helping to maintain this site, please email me.  I am looking for volunteers.

While visiting the site I hope that you will find valuable information to aid in your research for families in Austin County.
This site is part of the TXGenWeb and USGenWeb® projects.  All information on this site is FREE for your personal use.  If you paid to view any of these pages, please contact the me.   If you have questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to email me anytime. To submit information please email me the information to be contributed to this site as well as your name and email address.

 

I must thank the previous coordinators, Joy, Steve and Linda 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.

 

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Texas Links

•   Austin Colony Settlers - Everything you ever wanted to know about the early Austin Colony settlers.

•   Austin's Old Three Hundred.

•   Catholic Archives of Texas - This site's mission is to collect, preserve, & make available for research those records of individuals and organizations engaged in work reflecting the goals of the Catholic Church of Texas.

•   Cyndi's List - A remarkable collection of Texas genealogy sites.

•   Daughters of Republic of Texas Library - The Daughters of Republic of Texas Library, located at the Alamo in San Antonio, has over 12,000 titles, plus manuscripts, maps, photographs, and periodicals relating to Texas topics

•   Deaths in Texas 1961  - This is a partial list, but shows  over 2200 deaths, and other information..

•   Journal from the William P. Huff store in San Felipe de Austin from 1840 - 1841. - It is the digital copy of a handwritten document which resides in UNT's Portal to Texas History and lists expenses and sales, including the names of customers.�  There are several blank pages first before you  reach the pages with names.  Keep clicking until you get there.

•  Lone Star Junction -  Everything Texans or "foreigners" ever wanted to know about Texas.

•  Residents of Texas, 1782-1836   An online work in progress ~ You'll be amazed!
•  Texas Antique Maps & Atlases
• Texas Archives Historical & Genealogical Societies List

• Texas Confederate Pension Index - On-line search of approximately 54,000 Texas Confederate claims.

• Texas Landmarks

• Texas Post Cards

• Texas Gold Star Mothers/Widows

• Texas General Land office - relates the passage of public lands to private ownership.

•  Texas State, County & City Government Website Links

• Texas State Library and Archives - On-line resources of the Texas State Library and Archives.

• Texas Newspapers Collection - See what yesteryear newspapers exist on microfilm!

• Texas State Cemetery - Check out the master list of burials. Some of Texas' most notable sons and daughters are buried and honored here.

• Texas Vital Records - This has the information you will need to write for Texas birth, marriage, and death records.

• Travel Tex - Loads of info on Texas, plus fun freebies!