Montgomery County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Montgomery County

Guide to Montgomery County Texas genealogy. 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

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.

Newspapers

 * The Courier
 * Montgomery County News

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries

 * Montgomery County Genealogical &amp; Historical Society
 * 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

 * Introduction to LDS 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