Montague County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first Ango- American settlers arrived in 1854. French and Spanish were in the area as early as 1719.

Parent County
1857--Montague County was created 24 December 1857 from Cooke County. County seat: Montague

Record Loss
1873--Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in February 1873.

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Cooke
 * Jack
 * Jefferson County, Oklahoma
 * Love County, Oklahoma
 * Wise

Local Histories

 * History of Montague County, 1913, by Mrs. W. R. Potter, a history of Montague County, told through anecdotal accounts covering events that span from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Montague Texas History from The Handbook of Texas Online.

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

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.

Web Sites

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


 * Family History Library Catalog