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Guide to Grimes County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early European-American settler of the county. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Grimes County Courthouse PO Box 209 Anderson, TX 77830 Grimes County Courthouse 270 FM 149 W. Anderson, Texas 77830 Phone: 936-873-4400 County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1903, marriage and probate records from 1848 and land records from 1843

 County Clerk  270 FM 149 W. Anderson, TX 77830 Phone: 936-873-4410 Fax: 936-873-3308

 District Clerk 270 FM 149 W. Anderson, TX 77830 Phone: 936-873-4433 Fax: 936-873-2514
 * Located in Anderson, Texas. The present courthouse was built in 1894. Four prior courthouses have been destroyed; one by wind and three by fire.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

History Timeline
1873 Waller County was formed from territory in the southern part of Grimes County.

Biographies

 * County Biographies Grimes County TXGenWeb

Census Records

 * Grimes County Census located on Grimes County TXGenWeb page.
 * 1850 Grimes County Census USGenWeb Archives Project.
 * 1850 Grimes County Slave Census USGenWeb Archives Project.
 * 1860 Grimes County Census USGenWeb Archives Project.
 * 1900 Russian Immigrants on 1900 census
 * 1910 Russian Immigrants on 1910 census
 * 1920 Russian Immigrants on 1920 census
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
Churches
 * Grimes County ChurchesGrimes County TXGenWeb

Baptist
 * Baptist Churches of Grimes County : Churches Organized Prior to the Civil War. 1936. By Joseph Eugene Boulet. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Land and Property Records

 * Austin's Colonists in Grimes County Part of Grimes County TXGenWeb site
 * Original Land Owners of Grimes County From USGenWeb Archives for Texas

Local Histories

 * Grimes County was named for Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
 * Grimes County TXGenWeb History and Maps
 * Austin Colony Pioneers: Including History of Bastrop, Fayette, Grimes, Montgomery and Washington Counties, Texas. 1949. By Worth S. Ray. Austin, Texas : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * Early History of Grimes County. 1930. By Eric L. Blair. Austin, Tex. : n.p. Online at: Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Grimes County, Land of Heritage and Progress, 1982, by Grimes County Historical Commission..
 * Saga of Anderson - The Proud Story of a Historic Texas Community. 1957. By Irene Taylor Allen. New York : Greenwich Book Publishers..
 * A brief Grimes County history at the Texas State Historical Association.
 * History of the Grimes County Sheriff's Office

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for Grimes County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Grimes County TXGenWeb Maps and History
 * Texas Counties Map from TXGenWeb; click on county to go to the county TXGenWeb website
 * Texas DOT Map of Grimes County
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
 Texas Revolution 
 * 1835 - 1845 Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 at Texas State Historical Association
 * Confederate Memorial Plaza in Anderson Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * Confederate Memorial Statue in Anderson Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry ($) — index and images

 Spanish-American War
 * Spanish-American War Veterans in Grimes County   "

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry ($) — index

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 12th Texas Infantry, Company D most appear to be from Grimes County
 * Soldiers buried in Grimes County
 * Grimes County Confederate Pension Applications

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * The Navasota Examiner
 * Newspaper Articles from Grimes CountyGrimesCounty TXGenWeb
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Grimes County Obituaries Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * Navasota Examiner Current Obituaries
 * Bryan-College Station Eagle Current ObituariesMany obituaries from Grimes County are listed here
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project for Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Grimes County Probates, Wills, and Estate Records Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * 1939-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1951-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Austin Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Bastrop Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Cleveland Texas FamilySearch Center
 * College Station Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Conroe Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Georgetown Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Kingwood Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Klein Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Rockdale Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Tomball Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Woodville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Carnegie History Center - an affiliate library
 * Hardin County Genealogy Society of Texas - an affiliate library
 * Montgomery County Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Temple Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Westbank Community Library District - Laura Bush Community - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * Grimes County USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.