Dawson County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Dawson County

Guide to Dawson County, Montana family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 15 January 1869 as an original county.
 * County seat: Glendive 
 * Neighboring Counties: McCone | Prairie | Richland | Wibaux

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

Census

 * 1880 

Military

 * 1861-1865  Montana, Civil War Records
 * 1917-1918  Montana, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards
 * 1939-1945  World War II Draft Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1882-1929  Library Naturalization records

Probate

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

Courthouse
County Clerk Recorder has birth and death records from 1920 and land records; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1920; Clerk District has court records

Family History Centers

 * Glendive Montana Family History Center

Societies

 * newsletter of the Dawson County Tree Branches

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1883-1900 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1883-1900
 * 1882-1955 - Marriage records, 1882-1955

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Web Sites

 * Kindred Trails Dawson County, Montana
 * Ancestry Dawson County, Montana $
 * Genealogy Inc Dawson County, Montana
 * Cheyenne Ancestors Dawson County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Dawson County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Dawson County; 207 W Bell St; Glendive, MT 59330-1694; Ph. 406.377.3058 Details: (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1895 &amp; land rec from 1882; Clk Cts has m, div &amp; ct rec from 1882 &amp; pro rec from 1889)