Deer Lodge County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Deer Lodge County

Guide to Deer Lodge 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: Anaconda
 * Neighboring Counties: Beaverhead | Granite | Jefferson

Powell | Ravalli | Silver Bow

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Anaconda

Land and Property

 * Mortgage records (1868-1928) and indexes (1879-1953), Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
 * Deer Lodge County, Montana, deed records (1865-1925) ; indexes (direct and inverse), (1896-1988)
 * Deer Lodge County, Montana, placer location and index, 1890-1937

Maps



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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization records and indexes, 1906-1929

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Butte and Helena newspapers that may include residents of Deer Lodge County. 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 $
 * Probate records, (1890-1921) and probate indexes (1890-1921), Deer Lodge County, Montana Deer Lodge County Clerk of District Court, Anaconda, Montana.

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

Family History Centers

 * Anaconda Montana Family History Center

Societies
Deer Lodge County Historical Society 401 E Commercial St Anaconda 59711-2327

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1886-1942, 1903-1932 - Index to births, ca. 1886-1942 ; birth records, ca. 1903-1932, Deer Lodge County, Montana County Clerk Office, Deer Lodge County Courthouse in Anaconda, Montana

Marriage

 * 1865-1900 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1865-1900
 * 1865-1951, 1865-1993 - *Marriage records, 1865-1951 ; Index, 1865-1993
 * 1888-1966, 1890-1950 - General index 1888-1966, and divorce files 1890-1950, Deer Lodge County, Montana District Court Records

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1896-2004, 1903-2004 - Index to death records (1896-2004), death records (1903-2004), Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana Clerk and Recorder Office in Anaconda, Montana.

Web Sites

 * Kindred Trails Deer Lodge County, Montana
 * Genealogy Inc Deer Lodge County, Montana
 * Deer Lodge County MT Genealogy (LDS Genealogy)
 * Access Genealogy Deer Lodge County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Deer Lodge County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.