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.

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.