Gillespie County, Texas Records

Gillespie County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 23, 1848 from Bexar County. This county was named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant, Mexican-American War soldier, and Texas Ranger .

Gillespie County is bordered by Mason County (northwest), Llano County (northeast), Blanco County (east), Kendall County (south), Kerr County (southwest), Kimble County (west) .

Gillespie County Cities and Towns include Fredericksburg, Harper, Stonewall..

A Map of Gillespie County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Gillespie County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Gillespie County Courthouse is located in Fredericksburg, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Gillespie county. 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.

Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in July 1850.

• Gillespie County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1840 for Birth; 1903 for death, Marriage Records from 1850, Land Records from 1850, Probate Records from 1850 and Court Records from 1849. 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.
• Gillespie County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Gillespie County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846 
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Gillespie County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Gillespie County, Texas Resources

• Gillespie County Historical Society
• Fredericksburg Genealogical Society
• Gillespie Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Gillespie County, Texas Message Boards

Gillespie County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Gillespie County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Gillespie Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Gillespie Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Gillespie County History
• Gillespie County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Gillespie Co. TXGenweb
• Gillespie County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Gillespie County, Texas Military Records