Chouteau County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Chouteau County

Guide to Chouteau 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: Fort Benton
 * Neighboring Counties: Blaine | Cascade | Fergus | Hill | Judith | Liberty | Pondera | Teton

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fort Benton

Maps



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

Probate

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

Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1895, burial records and land from 1878; Clerk Courts has marriage records from 1888, divorce and court records from 1879 pro rec from 1892

Family History Centers

 * Fort Benton Montana Family History Center

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1881-1900 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1881-1900

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Web Sites

 * Ancestry Chouteau_County,_Montana $
 * USGenWeb Chouteau County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.

Indian Reservation
The Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation is located primarily in Hill County, with a smaller portion in northeastern Chouteau County.