Burnet County Obituary Records

Burnet County death records and obituaries are maintained by the County Clerk in Burnet, Texas. This Hill Country county is located northwest of Austin and includes Marble Falls, Lampasas Lake, and other communities along the Highland Lakes chain. Vital records date from 1903. If you need to search Burnet County obituaries, request a certified death certificate, or find historical death records for this region, this page explains the right office and resources to use.

Burnet County Clerk Death Records

The Burnet County Clerk's office at 220 S. Pierce Street in Burnet serves as the local registrar for vital records. Death certificates for events occurring in Burnet County from 1903 to the present are on file here. The clerk processes requests in person and by mail. You need proof of identity and qualified applicant status under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 193 for records less than 25 years old. Records older than 25 years are open to the public.

Marble Falls, Bertram, and other communities in Burnet County are covered by the county clerk's office. The office also handles marriage records, property records, and other official documents. The clerk's website at burnetcountytexas.org lists current office hours and services.

Searching Burnet County Obituaries

The Texas DSHS online ordering system at ovra.txapps.texas.gov lets you order certified Burnet County death certificates without visiting the courthouse. For genealogy work, FamilySearch at familysearch.org has indexed Texas death records including Burnet County entries. The Texas State Library at tsl.texas.gov holds microfilm of early county vital records.

The Burnet Bulletin and Marble Falls Highlander serve the county. Obituary notices from these papers sometimes appear on Legacy.com at legacy.com. The Highland Lakes area also has several historical societies that maintain local records and cemetery information.

Requesting Burnet County Death Certificates

To request a certified death certificate by mail, send a completed application, notarized signature, copy of your photo ID, and a check or money order for $21 to: Burnet County Clerk, 220 S. Pierce Street, Suite 220, Burnet, TX 78611. Additional copies are $4 each when ordered at the same time. In-person requests at the courthouse can usually be processed the same day. State orders go through dshs.texas.gov/vs and use the same pricing.

Historical Burnet County Obituary Records

Burnet County's Hill Country setting attracted German and Scots-Irish settlers in the mid-1800s. Death records from the 1900s reflect this heritage. The Texas State Library holds microfilm of early county vital records. FamilySearch includes Texas death indexes with Burnet County entries. The Burnet County Library in Burnet and the Marble Falls library may also hold local newspaper archives and genealogy materials useful for research in this area.

The Burnet County Clerk's website provides contact information and details on vital records requests at the Burnet courthouse.

The Burnet County Clerk at 220 S. Pierce Street maintains death certificates and vital records for this Hill Country county from 1903 forward.

Texas Law and Burnet County Death Records

Texas Health and Safety Code Section 193.003 requires death certificates to be filed within 10 days of death. Burnet County records under 25 years are restricted under Chapter 193. Older records are public. Section 193.007 governs delayed registration. The DSHS at dshs.texas.gov/vs/death holds the statewide index including Burnet County entries.

Burnet County Obituary Resources

Contact the Burnet County Clerk at (512) 756-5405, order online at ovra.txapps.texas.gov, search genealogy records at FamilySearch and the Texas State Library at tsl.texas.gov. Recent obituaries from Burnet and Marble Falls appear on Legacy.com.

Nearby Counties

Burnet County is located in the Texas Hill Country northwest of Austin.