Grimes County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy 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 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.

History

 * Grimes County was named for Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
 * Grimes County TXGenWeb History and Maps

Parent County
1846--Grimes County was created 6 April 1846 from Montgomery County.
 * County seat: Anderson

Boundary Changes
1853-- Madison County was carved out of northern Grimes County.

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

Record Loss
1848--County records were destroyed by fire in late 1848.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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

Neighboring Counties
Brazos •  Madison  •  Montgomery  •  Walker  •  Waller  •  Washington

Biographies

 * County Biographies Grimes County TXGenWeb

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

Census

 * 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

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

Events

 * Texas Renaissance Festival Located in Todd Mission, south of Plantersville

Land

 * 1869-1917 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 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

 * 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

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Grimes County TXGenWeb Maps and History
 * 1940 Grimes County 1940 Highway Map
 * 1961 Grimes County 1961 Highway Map
 * 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

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry — index and images $
 * Grimes County Veterans - TXGenWeb
 * Confederate Memorial Plaza in Anderson Grimes County TXGenWeb


 * Confederate Memorial Statue in Anderson Grimes County TXGenWeb

Spanish-American War

 * Spanish-American War Veterans in Grimes County   "

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry — index $http://usgenwebsites.org/TXGrimes/GrimesHistoryMaps.html

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index


 * 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 — index and images
 * 1917-1918 WWI Enlistment Records - Minutes - Council of Defense Military Roster Grimes County, 1, 1917–1918

Newspapers
https://web.archive.org/web/20121025080619/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~burzynsk/grimesconfederates.html


 * The Navasota Examiner
 * Newspaper Articles from Grimes County GrimesCounty 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 Obituaries Many obituaries from Grimes County are listed here
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project for Texas
 * AfriGeneas   African American Death Records Database
 * Obituary Daily Times

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Grimes County Probates, Wills, and Estate Records Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * 1939-1957 - index and images- - How to Use this Collection

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

Taxation

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


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

Death

 * 1890-1976 with images - How to Use this Collection  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.
 * 1903 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1964 - 1998 (no images) - How to Use this Collection Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 — index - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Grimes County Heritage Assn 1215 E Washington Navasota, Texas 77868 Website

Navasota Public Library 1411 E. Washington Ave. Navasota, Texas 77868; (936)825-6744 Website

Two Rivers Heritage Foundation P. O. Box 66 Navasota, Texas 77868 Website

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
 * Grimes County government
 * County Resource Page at Rootsweb
 * City of Navasota Website, lists historical properties in Navasota.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.