Flathead County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Flathead County

Guide to Flathead 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 6 February 1893 from Missoula
 * County seat: Kalispell
 * Neighboring Counties: Glacier | Lake | Lewis and Clark | Lincoln | Missoula | Pondera | Powell | Sanders | Teton

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

Census

 * Montana, 1940 population census : population schedules Viewable

Maps



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

Military

 * Montana, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, (1917-1918) Viewable

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 $

Courthouse
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

Family History Centers

 * Kalispell Montana Family History Center

Societies
Flathead Valley Genealogical Society LDS Church 1380 Whitefish Stage Rd Kalispell, Montana Programs for 2015 Begin at 7:00 PM FVGS Society Meetings Begin at 6:30 PM

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

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.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

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

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.