Montgomery County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Montgomery County

Guide to Montgomery County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Montgomery County Courthouse 301 N Main PO Box 959 Conroe, Texas 77305-0959 Phone: 936.539.7885 County Clerk has birth, death and burial records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1838 and court records from 1929; District Clerk has divorce records from 1914  Montgomery county has had three county seats: Montgomery, 1837-1874, Willis, 1874-1880, Montgomery 1880-1889, Conroe, 1889-present.

The first Montgomery County Courthouse, built in Montgomery in 1838 was a two-room log structure. It was replaced in 1842 with a two-story building made of hand-hewn lumber. In 1855 a large Greek Revival style brick courthouse was built in Montgomery.

After Conroe became the county seat, a Greek Revival style courthouse designed by Eugene T. Heiner was built in 1891. In 1936, the current courthouse, a modern style stone building opened. The courthouse was extensively remodeled in 1965.

Montgomery County Courthouse 501 North Thompson Suite 401 Conroe, Texas 77301 (936)756-0571 or (281)364-4200

County Clerk - Mark Turnbull 210 W. Davis (Hwy 105) P.O. Box 959 Conroe, Texas 77305 936-539-7885 Fax: 936-760-6990

Montgomery County Government Website

Parent County
1837 -- Montgomery County was created 14 December 1837 from Washington County. County seat: Conroe

Boundary Changes

 * Montgomery County Texas Geographical History

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places

 * Towns and Cities: Conroe  |  Cut and Shoot  |  Houston  |  Magnolia  |  Montgomery  |  Oak Ridge North  |  Panorama Village  |  Patton Village  |  Roman Forest  |  Shenandoah  |  Splendora  |  Stagecoach  |  Woodbranch  |  Woodloch  |  Willis


 * Unincorporated Areas: Dobbin  |  Imperial Oaks  |  New Caney  |  Porter  |  Tamina  |  Spring  |  The Woodlands

Neighboring Counties
Grimes • Harris • Liberty • San Jacinto • Walker • Waller

Resources

 * Montgomery County TXGenWeb site
 * Montgomery County at GenForum
 * Montgomery County at KindredTrails

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources
General pages and sites.


 * TXGenWeb: Montgomery County Cemeteries

Individual cemeteries.


 * Montgomery New Cemetery, Montgomery - BillionGraves
 * Scott's Ridge Cemetery, Montgomery -  BillionGraves
 * Smith Memorial Park Cemetery, Willis -  BillionGraves
 * White Oak Cemetery, Porter - BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * A History of Montgomery County, Texas, by William H. Gandy.
 * Searchable Digital book on line at the Montgomery County TXGenWeb site.
 * Digital book on line at archive.org.
 * The Choir Invisible: An Early History of Montgomery County, by the Montgomery Historical Society.
 * The History of Montgomery County, 1975, by Robin Navarro Montgomery.
 * Montgomery County History, 1981, by the Montgomery County Genealogical Society.
 * The Early History of Historic Montgomery County, Texas by Kameron Searle
 * I've Been Thinking About! by Narcissa Martin Boulware, on Montgomery County News
 * History of the Lake Creek Settlement in Texas and The Founding of the Town of Montgomery in July,1837 by Kameron Searle
 * Creation of Montgomery County, Texas Kameron Searle
 * Montgomery County Birthplace of the Texas Flag

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Newspapers

 * The Courier
 * Montgomery County News

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Montgomery County Genealogical And Historical Society P.O. Box 867 Conroe 77305-0867 Montgomery County Genealogical &amp; Historical Society

Chaparral Genealogical Society, Inc. 310 North Live Oak, P.O. Box 606 Tomball, TX. 77377- 0606 Phone: 281 516-7417 Chaparral Genealogical Society

Montgomery Historical Society FM 149 Willis, Texas 77316 For information Call 936-597-4899


 * Humble Area Genealogical Society Following ancestral footsteps in and around Atascocita, Crosby, Huffman, Kingwood, New Caney, Porter, Splendora, and Humble, Texas.
 * Montgomery County Societies
 * Montgomery County Memorial Library System

Family History Centers

 * Conroe Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county