Serving Texas in the areas surrounding Houston

Located approximately 40 miles north of downtown Houston, Conroe has a population of 98,000. Conroe was founded in 1881 when retired Civil War veteran Isaac Conroe came from Illinois to build a sawmill at the I-GN rail junction. Agriculture and the lumber industry helped Conroe grow quickly until the Great Depression. The economy revived when George Strake discovered oil 7 miles southeast of Conroe in 1931. Today the Conroe area offers a historic downtown, historic Montgomery, plus several museums and galleries. There is also a variety of family-friendly entertainment, including go-karts and paintball, plus restaurants and taverns. Conroe is bordered by Lake Conroe and two forests, the Sam Houston National Forest and the W. Goodrich Jones State Forest. Lake Conroe offers boating, bass fishing, and riverboat dinner cruises. The forests offer hiking and more than 300 bird species to watch.