Grimes County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Grimes County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, 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 100 Main Street Anderson, TX 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 

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 209 Anderson, TX 77830 Physical Address: 101 S. Main Street Anderson, Texas 77830 Phone: 936-873-4410 Fax: 936-873-3308

District Clerk

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 234 Anderson 77830 Physical Address: 114 West Buffington Avenue Anderson, TX 77830 Phone: 936-873-4433 Fax: 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

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
 * FamilySearch Places

Events

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

Land

 * 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 History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * History of the Grimes County Sheriff's Office
 * Surnames of Grimes County Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * Historical Markers of Grimes County Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * County Biographies Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * Grimes County Historic Homes Grimes County TXGenWeb Books about Local History
 * Early History of Grimes County, 1930, by E. L. Blair.
 * 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.
 * My Hometown: the Bedias Story, by Wallace Davis, 1953, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston
 * The Honor Roll of Grimes County, A tribute to men from Grimes County, Texas who served in the U.S. armed forces during World War I.
 * Austin Colony Pioneers: Including History of Bastrop, Fayette, Grimes, Montgomery and Washington Counties, Texas, Worth S. Ray, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., January 1995
 * Baptist Churches of Grimes County, by Joseph Eugene Boulet, 1936-37, Anderson
 * The History and Burial Records of Stoneham Cemetery, Stoneham, Texas, compiled by Frances and Lois Stoneham, 1980

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:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 - Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — 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.com — 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

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

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 Depot  Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times

Probate
Online Probate 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

Taxation

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840-1981 Texas, Births and Christenings - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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.com — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1951-1966 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages - FamilySearch record collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 Texas Death Records [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.
 * 1903-1973 Texas Deaths and Burials (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index United States World War II Draft Records Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

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


 * Navasota Public Library 1411 E. Washington Ave. Navasota, Texas 77868; (936)825-6744
 * Horlock House History Center 1215 East Washington Ave. Navasota, Texas 77868

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.