Missoula County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Missoula County

Guide to Missoula 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 2 February 1865 as an original county
 * County seat: Missoula 
 * Neighboring Counties: Clearwater County, Idaho | Flathead | Granite | Idaho County, Idaho | Lake | Mineral | Powell | Ravalli | Sanders

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

Cemeteries

 * Web site to locate addresses of Cemeteries
 * Missoula Cemetery online search through the Missoula city website.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Missoula
 * Tyler

History

 * National Register of Historic Places

Maps



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

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death from 1895 and land records; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Family History Centers

 * Missoula Montana Family History Center
 * Seeley Lake Montana Family History Center

Libraries

 * Missoula Public Library 301 E Main Street Missoula, Montana 59802 Phone: (406) 721-2665 Fax: (406) 728-5900 Website Historic Collections

Montana Genealogical Resources in the Missoula Public Library: The Missoula Public Library genealogy collection contains information on Missoula, Lake, Granite, Mineral, Sanders, and Ravalli counties, and to a lesser degree, Lincoln County. Genealogists may also refer to the extensive Montana Collection, located in the Audra Browman Room.

Museums

 * Fort Missoula Museum

Societies

 * Western Montana Genealogical Society PO Box 2714 Missoula, MT 59806

Meets the second Tuesday of the month (September, November, January, March and May) at 7:00 pm at the Missoula Public Library. Please visit our website for program announcements.

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1868-1897 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages 1868-1897

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

 * Genealogy Inc Missoula County, Montana
 * Kindred Trails Missoula County, Montana
 * Missoula County
 * Montana Census Records at Census Finder
 * USGenWeb Missoula County, MontanaMay have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb Missoula County, MontanaMay have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.

Indian Reservation
A small piece of the Flathead Indian Reservation is in Missoula County. The major part of the reservation is in Lake County. Other small portions are also in Flathead and Sanders Counties.