Rosebud County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Rosebud County

Guide to Rosebud 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 11 February 1901 from Custer
 * County seat: Forsyth
 * Neighboring Counties: Big Horn | Custer | Garfield | Musselshell | Petroleum | Powder River | Treasure | Yellowstone

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

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 records from 1900 and land records; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Family History Centers

 * Colstrip Montana Family History Center

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

 * USGenWeb Rosebud County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.

Indian Reservation
The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation is about equally divided in land area between Big Horn County and Rosebud County.