Grimes County, Texas Records
Grimes County, Texas (Map It) was created on April 6, 1846 from Montgomery County. This county was named for Jesse Grimes (1788–1866), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the future county .
Grimes County is bordered by Madison County (north), Walker County (northeast), Montgomery County (southeast), Waller County (south), Washington County (southwest), Brazos County (west).
Grimes County Cities and Towns include Anderson, Bedias, Iola, Navasota, Todd Mission..
A Map of Grimes County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Grimes County, Texas Courthouse Records
Grimes County, TX Courthouse
The Grimes County Courthouse is located in Anderson, 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 Grimes 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.
County records were destroyed by fire in late 1848.
- Grimes County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1848, Land Records from 1837, Probate Records from 1838 and Court Records from 1844. 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.
- Grimes County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Grimes County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Grimes 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
Grimes County, Texas Resources
- Grimes County Heritage Association 1215 E. Washington Ave. Navasota, TX 77868
- Polish Genealogical Society of Texas
- Grimes Co. Records Available on Microfilm
- Grimes County, Texas Message Boards
Grimes County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Grimes County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Grimes Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Baptist churches of Grimes County
- Topographic Church List and Map for Grimes County, Texas
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Early history of Grimes County
- Grimes Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Grimes County History
- Grimes County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Grimes Co. TXGenweb
- Grimes County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Grimes County, Texas Military Records
