Powder River County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Powder River County

Guide to Powder River 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 7 March 1919 from Custer
 * County seat: Broadus 
 * Neighboring Counties: Big Horn | Campbell | Carter | Crook | Custer | Rosebud | Sheridan

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, death and election records from 1919 and land records from 1890’s; Clerk District Court has marriage and divorce records from 1919, probate and court records

Societies
Powder River Genealogical Society P.O. Box 394 Broadus Montana 59317

Powder River Historical Society PO Box 573, 102 West Wilson, Broadus, MT 59317; Phone: 406-436-2977

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

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