Grimes County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by  TXGenWeb Grimes County                      Eleanor Colson

County Courthouse

 * Picture of county courthouse  Picture located on Grimes County TXGenWeb site.  The county seat is 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.
 * Grimes County TXGenWeb History and Maps

Parent County

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

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

Maps

 * Grimes County TXGenWeb Maps and History
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Grimes County Veterans    Grimes County TXGenWeb page

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

 * TEXAS GenWeb project.  May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Grimes County TXGenWeb
 * Grimes County USGenWeb Archives
 * Grimes County government
 * Family History Library Catalog