Montague County Contacts and Locations

Montague County Courthouse: If you found the city of Montague Texas, you found the courthouse.

Montague County Clerks Office: .................................... (940) 894-2461
County Clerk: Gayle Edwards
P.O. Box 77
Montague, TX 76251
Note: Requests for birth, death, and marriage certificate copies must be written and a reason for the copy stated. Some form of ID is required. It is probably best to call ahead before mailing in a request.  The earliest records on file are as follows: Marriage License - 1873, Birth and Death - 1903, Deed records - 1873, Probate (not all) - 1874.  Charges are: birth - $11, death - $9, marriage - $1 ..... Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Hours are 8 to 5, Monday - Friday.

Bowie Library: (33'33.724N, 97'51.005W)..........................(940) 872-2681
301 Walnut Street
Bowie TX 76230
Director: Virginia Harrington
Hours: Sunday/Monday: closed, Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday: 9 to 5, Thursday: 12 to 7, Saturday: 9 to 3.
Note: Please do not call or write for lookups; they do not have enough staff to handle them.

Nocona Public Library: ........................................................(940) 825-6373
10 Cooke St.
Nocona, TX 76255

Montague County Genealogical Society
Robert Lee Preuninger - President
1513 Hulme
Bowie, TX  76230
or via email contact Max Brown at [email protected]
Meets 1st Tuesday of each month at the Bowie Library, at 7:00pm.

Montague County Historical Commission
P.O. Box 161
Montague, TX 76251

Montague Cemetery Association
c/o Virginia Vann
P.O. Box 32
Montague, TX 76251

Saint Jo Tribune .................................................. ...............(940) 995-2586
P.O. Box 160
Saint Jo, TX 76265

Bowie News ..........................................................................(940) 872-2247
218 W. Tarrant
Bowie, TX 76230

Nocona News ........................................................................(940) 825-3201
104 E. Walnut
Nacona, TX 76255

KRJT - Radio Station ..........................................................(940) 872-2288
P.O. Box 1080
Bowie, TX 76230