Montgomery County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by TXGenWeb Montgomery County TX

Jane Keppler &amp; Jean Smoorenburg

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

Montgomery County was named for Andrew Jackson Montgomery (1801–1863), an adventurer, businessman, soldier, and surveyor.

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
 * Houston
 * Liberty
 * San Jacinto
 * Walker
 * Waller

Resources

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

Local Histories
A History of Montgomery County, Texas, by William H. Gandy. Digitized book on line at archive.org.

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Newspapers
The Courier Newspaper of Montgomery County

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.

Societies and Libraries
Montgomery County Genealogical and Historical Society

Montgomery County Memorial Library System

Web Sites

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