Medina County, Texas
Genealogy, History & Facts

County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Medina County, Texas Facts

When was Medina County, TX Created?
Allen County was created on February 12, 1848 from Bexar County.

What is the County Seat of Medina County, TX?
The County Seat is located in Hondo also, the county government website is www.medinacountytexas.org/.

What counties are adjacent to Medina County, TX?
Bordering Counties are Bandera County, Bexar County, Atascosa County, Frio County, Uvalde County.

Medina County, TX Vital Records

Where can find Medina County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Medina County vital records can be found at the Texas Office of Vital Records has copies of birth and death records reported from 1903. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Texas for current fees and application process.

You can search online for Medina County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Texas Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Verification Application to mail.

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• Social Security Death Index
• Texas Birth Records 1927-2010
• Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
• Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
• Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
• Texas Marriage Records 1966 to 2008
• Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973
• Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010
• Texas Divorce Records 1968 to 2008
• Texas Death Records 1964-2010
• Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973
• Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
• Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986

Medina County, TX Census Records

What Medina County, TX census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Medina County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Medina Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Medina Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Medina Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. The Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860.

Another census resource is the Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index from 1820-1890. One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Texas Census Records Research Guide.

• Search The U.S. Federal Census Collection
• Medina County, TX Census Records Links
• Medina County, TX Census QuickFacts

Medina County, TX Courthouse and Government Records

Medina County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Medina County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Medina County. The years listed below are the first noted records with this county. See Also Texas Courthouse Records Research Guide.

• Medina County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 1100 16th St., Rm. 109, Hondo 78861
• Medina County Clerk
  • Phone: (830) 741-6040
  • Birth & Death Records: 1903
  • Marriage Records: 1848
  • Land Records: 1848
  • Probate Records: 1848
  • Court Records: 1849
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
• Texas Land Title Abstracts
• BLM Land Records

Medina County, TX Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Medina County, TX?
A list of Medina County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Texas Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.

• Medina Co. Records Available on Microfilm (tsl.state.tx.us)
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927
• Texas Genealogical Society, 2505 Beluche Drive, Galveston 77551

Where can I connect with other Medina County, TX Researchers through message boards and forums?

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• Texas Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
• Texas State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Medina County, Texas Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Medina County, Texas Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)

What other genealogical resources are available in Medina County, TX?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Medina County.

Medina Co. TX Books,Newspapers & Publications

• Texas Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• Texas historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 – 1993) (genealogybank.com)
• Medina County, Texas Books (amazon.com)
• Medina County Texas Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
•  Search Texas Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)

Medina Co. TX Cemeteries & Church Records

• Medina Co., Texas Graves (findagrave.com)
• Medina County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Medina Co., Texas Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Medina Co., Texas Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Medina County, Texas Church Books (amazon.com)

Medina Co. TX Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

• Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
• Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection  (familysearch.org)
• The Texas Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)

Medina Co. TX General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Texas
• Medina County, Texas Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Medina Co., Texas Almanac (texasalmanac.com)
• Texas county histories : a bibliography  (search.ancestry.com)
• Medina County History (tshaonline.org)
• Medina County, Texas Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Medina Co. TX Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Medina County, Texas (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Texas – Counties – Medina (cyndislist.com)
• Medina County Texas (genealogytrails.com)
• Medina Co. TXGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Medina County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Medina Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Medina Co. TX Immigration & Naturalization

• See Also Statewide Immigration and Naturalization Links for Texas
• Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989  (familysearch.org)

Medina Co. TX Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Texas Links and Information
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection (glo.texas.gov)
• 1895 Medina County Map (livgenmi.com)

Medina Co. TX Military Records

• Texas Military Records Research Guide
• Texas Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Texas both women and men who served. Suitable for Medina County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.