Rosebud County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Rosebud County

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

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County Courthouse
Rosebud County Courthouse 1200 Main Street Forsyth, MT 59327-0047 Phone: 406.356.7318 Rosebud County Website County Clerk has birth and death records from 1900 and land records; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Rosebud County, Montana Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1893*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1901*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1900*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1901
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1901
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1901
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 11 February 1901 from Custer
 * County seat: Forsyth

Populated Places
Indian Reservation

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


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Maps and Gazetteers



 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Montana - shows boundary changes for Montana Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of Montana - maps and atlases of Montana

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


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

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Colstrip Montana Family History Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb Rosebud County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records