Silver Bow County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Silver Bow County

Guide to Silver Bow County Montana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk and recorder have birth and death records from 1890, land records from 1881 and military discharge records from 1932; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
1881--Silver Bow County was created 16 February 1881 from Deer Lodge County. Land was again added from from Deer Lodge in 1917. County seat: Butte 

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaverhead
 * Deer Lodge
 * Jefferson
 * Madison

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Butte Dist

Maps

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

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Butte and Helena newspapers. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Vital Records
For marriages from 1881-1914 see Western States Marriage Index.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Butte Montana Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.