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to
the TXGenWeb Project site
for
genealogical research in
McCulloch County, Texas.
McCulloch
County was formed by the Sixth Legislature from the Bexar District in
1856 and was named in honor of Benjamin McCulloch -- Indian fighter,
Texas Ranger, United States marshal, and brigadier general in the Army
of the Confederate States of America.
The geographical center of Texas is located
in
northeastern McCulloch County, sixteen miles northeast of Brady which
is the county seat. The first census of the county, taken in 1870,
listed the population as 173; by 1880 that number had grown to 1,533.
By 1910 the population had risen to 13,405 and in 2000 it was 8,205.
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Archives - ... Online
and free! Scroll all the way down on the
archives page
for the
search box.
- Bible
records
- Cemetery
transcriptions
- Cemetery
photos
- Census
- Land
records
- Land survey abstract indices
of the original land
owners of Texas
- Military
records - See also Military link on
right>>>>.
- Marriages
- Births
- Deaths
- Divorces
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Biographies
- Read and contribute biographies for folks from McCulloch
County
Bibliography - A list of history
and
genealogy resources for researching in this county. Many of these are
located at the local county library.
Cemeteries
- List of burial
places and cemetery book info
Early
McCulloch County Newspapers gives
a detailed list of the early newspapers in the area. Special
thanks to Johnny and Louise Bates for researching and sharing this
information with us.
Links - Click-through
links to many sites
that might help you in your McCulloch County research.
Local
Resources -
Information on the local
library, courthouse, hotels and more!
Lookups
Volunteers who will try to help you find the local information that you
need.
Maps
- Links to maps
of the area
McCulloch
County e-mail list
Send
message to: txmccull-l-request@rootsweb.com
- In the body of the message type
"subscribe" without the quotes. Turn off any signature files you might
use. This is a low volume list for persons interested in McCulloch
County genealogy. If you would prefer a digest version of the list,
send the same message to:
txmccull-d-request@rootsweb.com
Military
- Sources for researching your military kin
Obituaries
- Index to over 5,000 obituaries printed in local newspapers
Old
Queries Read
the old queries. You can also search through an alphabetical list of
surnames.
Photos Contributed by
good folks like you!
Queries::Post
and read queries concerning McCulloch County folks and places. These
are automatically posted to the county mail list, too.
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Towns
in McCulloch County include Brady, Pear Valley, Fife,
Lohn, Placid, Rochelle, Voca, Calf Creek, Camp San Saba,
Doole, Melvin, and Mercury. See the links page for help with vanished
communities.
Visit the TXGenWeb
County
Selection Page or the
clickable map
for more
counties.
This
page is maintained by Tamara
Stevens.
Thanks for stopping
by... My goal is to provide you with every possible resource
to help you with your McCulloch County, Texas family research in a
pleasing, organized format that doesn't take forever to load. I can't
answer questions about your family, however. I only have access to the
information posted on this site. If you have records to contribute,
please contact me.
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