Lake County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Lake County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 11 May 1923 from Flathead and Missoula
 * County seat: Polson
 * Neighboring Counties: Flathead | Missoula | Sanders

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * St. Ignatius

Maps



 * See an interactive map of Lake County cemeteries and modern-day townships. (Histopolis)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1923-1945 Montana, Lake County, naturalization index, 1923-1945

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Kalispell newspapers. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1831 – 1952 Montana Wills and Probate Records 1831-1952 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Montana, Lake County, probate index, 1923-1950 Viewable

Public Records

 * Montana, Lake County records, 1857-2010 Viewable
 * Montana, Lake County, school census records, 1910-1980 Viewable

Courthouse
County Clerk Recorder has birth, death and land records from 1923; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1923 and naturalization records 1923-1953

Family History Centers

 * Polson Montana Family History Center

Societies
Polson Flathead Historical Society 708 Main St Polson 59860-3225

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1857-1930 - Montana, Lake County, birth records, 1857-1930 Viewable

Divorce

 * 1814-1958 - Montana, Lake County, divorce records, 1814-1958 Viewable

Marriage

 * 1923-1993 - Montana, Lake County, marriage records, 1923-1993 Viewable
 * 1923-1959 - Marriage records, 1923-1959 Viewable

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1923-2010 - Montana, Lake County, death records, 1923-2010 Viewable

Websites

 * Genealogy Inc Lake County, Montana
 * Kindred Trails Lake County, Montana
 * Lake County, Montana, Genealogy
 * USGenWeb Lake County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.

Indian Reservation
The Flathead Indian Reservation comprises most of Lake County. Small portions of the reservation are also in the surrounding counties of Flathead, Missoula, and Sanders Counties.