Montague County, Texas Records

Montague County, Texas (Map It) was created on December 24, 1857 from Cooke County. This county was named for Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county .

Montague County is bordered by Jefferson County, Oklahoma (north), Love County, Oklahoma (northwest), Cooke County (east), Wise County (south), Jack County (southwest), Clay County (west).

Montague County Cities and Towns include Bowie, Nocona, St. Jo..

A Map of Montague County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Montague County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Montague County Courthouse is located in Montague, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Montague county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

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

• Montague County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1873, Land Records from 1873, Probate Records from 1873 and Court Records from 1873. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
• Montague County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Montague County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Montague County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Montague County, Texas Resources

• Montague County Genealogical Society
  Montague County Historical Society, P.O. Box 77, Montague 76251
• North Texas Genealogical Association
• Montague Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Montague County, Texas Message Boards

Montague County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Montague County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Montague Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• 100 years in Montague County, Texas
• Montague Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Montague County History
• Montague County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Montague Co. TXGenweb
• Montague County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Montague County, Texas Military Records