Grimes County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by  TXGenWeb Grimes County                      Eleanor Colson

[[Image:Grimes county courthouse.jpg|right]]County Courthouse

 * Located in Anderson, Texas. The present court house was built in 1894. Four prior court houses 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.

Populated Places

 * Towns and Cities: Anderson  |  Bedias  |  Courtney  |  Iola  |  Navasota  |  Plantersville  |  Richards  |  Roan's Prairie  |  Shiro  |  Singleton  |  Todd Mission

Neighboring Counties

 * Brazos
 * Madison
 * Montgomery
 * Walker
 * Waller
 * Washington

Resources

 * Grimes County TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * Grimes County TXGenWeb Cemeteries    Large listing with many transcriptions and photos
 * Texas Tombstone Project for Grimes County
 * Find A Grave Cemetery listing for Grimes County
 * Cemeteries of Grimes County, Texas   Gloria Mayfield's site

Land

 * Austin's Colonists in Grimes County   Part of Grimes County TXGenWeb site

Local Histories

 * 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.
 * Grimes County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * History of the Grimes County Sheriff's Office

Maps

 * Grimes County TXGenWeb Maps and History
 * Grimes County 1940 Highway Map
 * Grimes County 1961 Highway Map

Military

 * Grimes County Veterans Grimes County TXGenWeb page.
 * Grimes County Confederate Pension Applications

Newspapers

 * The Navasota Examiner

Vital Records

 * Grimes County TXGenWeb 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

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

Web Sites

 * Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * Grimes County USGenWeb Archives
 * Grimes County government
 * Grimes County at Genforum
 * Grimes County at Kindred Trails
 * Grimes County Resource Page at Rootsweb
 * City of Navasota Website, lists historical properties in Navasota.