Pondera County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Pondera County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, death and land records from 1919; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
1919--Pondera County was created 17 February 1919 from Chouteau and Teton Counties. County seat: Conrad 

Boundary Changes
The Montana legislature created Pondera County in 1919 from Chouteau and Teton Counties with Conrad as the county seat. Local lore suggests that Pondera is either the phonetic spelling of the French word “Pend d’Oreille” meaning hanging earring or “pain d’or” meaning golden bread for the color of the native grasses in the area. Wheat production remains the main industry for the county.

Indian Reservation
A small portion of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation is located in Pondera County. The larger part of the Reservation is in Glacier County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chouteau
 * Flathead
 * Glacier
 * Liberty
 * Teton
 * Toole

Glacier (North); Toole (North) :Liberty (East); Chouteau (East);Teton(South) Flathead (West)

Cemeteries
Pondera County Cemeteries

Maps
Dupuyer Cemetery Golden West Cemetery Hillside Cemetery Lakeview Cemetery Robare Cemetery Sacred Heart Cemetery Saint Anne Cemetery

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

Military
There are many online sources out there for Military records because they provide invaluable detailed records for those that have served. accessgenealogy provides a jumping off place for information.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * Pondera MT GenWeb
 * Montana Historical Society
 * Pondera County
 * Pondera County