Roosevelt County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Roosevelt County

Guide to Roosevelt County, Montana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
Roosevelt County Courthouse 400 2nd Ave South Wolf Point, MT 59201 Phone: 406.653.6250 Roosevelt County Website County Clerk and recorder has birth and death and land records from 1919; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1919

Roosevelt County, Montana Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1913*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 18 February 1919 from Valley | Richland | Sheridan
 * County seat: Wolf Point 

Populated Places
Indian Reservation

The largest portion of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation is located in Roosevelt County, with small portions in Daniels, Sheridan, and Valley Counties.


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Church Records
Lutheran


 * Records of First English Lutheran Church, Bainsville, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps and Gazetteers



 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Montana - shows boundary changes for Montana Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of Montana - maps and atlases of Montana

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1831 – 1952 Montana Wills and Probate Records 1831-1952 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

 * USGenWeb Roosevelt County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records