Flathead County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Flathead County

Guide to Flathead 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
Flathead County Courthouse 800 S Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 Phone: 406.758.5526 Flathead County Website County Clerk and Recorder has birth and death records from 1882, land records from 1884 and burial records from 1893; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce and court records from 1893

Flathead 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" | 1896*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1892*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1907*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1893
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1893
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1893
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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 6 February 1893 from Missoula
 * County seat: Kalispell

Populated Places
Indian Reservation

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


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Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Montana starting in 1870. For links to Federal census indexes, see Montana Census.


 * Montana, 1940 population census: population schedules Viewable

Court Records
1871-1947 Montana, Flathead County Records, 1871-1947 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records


 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers



 * See an interactive map of Flathead County cemeteries and modern-day townships. (Histopolis)
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Montana - shows boundary changes for Montana Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of Montana - maps and atlases of Montana

Military Records
Civil War World War I For further information see Montana Military Records.
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1890 - 1918 Montana Military Enlistments at Montana Memory Project
 * 1917 - 1918 Montana, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, (1917-1918) Viewable
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images
 * Soldiers of the Great War from the State of Montana at USGenWeb.
 * Military Enlistments Montana World War I at Montana Memory Project

Newspapers
 Montana Newspapers Online Montana Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Montana newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Montana newspapers including Kalispell newspapers. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Montana newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

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
 * 1967 Flathead County juvenile statistics for ages 12-20, inc. information applicable, Oct 1, 1967 Includes names and birth dates.

Marriage

 * 1889-1904 Western States Marriage Index includes marriages 1889-1904
 * 1893-1949 Marriage records, 1893-1949 Viewable
 * 1896-1968 Marriage records, 1896-1968 Viewable

Death

 * 1840–2004 at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Kalispell Montana Family History Center

Societies
Flathead Valley Genealogical Society LDS Church 1380 Whitefish Stage Rd Kalispell, Montana

Websites

 * Genealogy-Flathead County Montana Genealogy and Family History Resources
 * Genealogy Inc Flathead County, Montana
 * Montana Genealogy Flathead County, Montana
 * LinkPendium Flathead County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Flathead 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