Madison County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Madison County

Guide to Madison 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 2 February 1865 as an original county
 * County seat: Virginia City
 * Neighboring Counties: Beaverhead | Fremont County Idaho | Gallatin | Jefferson | Silver Bow

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

Biography

 * Progressive years; Madison County, volume 2, 1920-1950 Includes indexes. Consists mainly of family histories.

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery inscriptions of Madison County, Montana : burials from 1865 to 1980 This inventory of all the cemeteries [except Ziegler] in Madison County, Montana was compiled over a period of eight years, from 1972 to 1980, by Doris B. Townshend." -- Pref. This was photocopied and additional information, including Ziegler Cemetery, was added by Carol E. Campbell Johnson. Gives location, description, and inscriptions for each cemetery.
 * Madison County, Montana cemeteries Contents: Tombstone records of Virginia City, Madison County, Montana -- Laurin, Montana cemetery.
 * Madison County tombstone inscriptions as of 1980 Inscriptions from the tombstones were copied in 1979 and 1980 and include all known cemeteries in Madison County, Montana. Indexed

Census

 * 1870 Madison County, Montana : census index

Maps



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

Migration

 * Pioneer trails and trials : Madison County, 1863-1920 Viewable

Newspapers

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

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Courthouse
County Clerk and Recorder has birth and death records from 1909 and land records from 1864; Clerk Court has marriage records from 1887, divorce, probate and court from 1865

Family History Centers

 * Ennis Montana Family History Center
 * Sheridan Montana Family History Center

Taxation

 * Madison County, Montana, tax list, 1871, 1880

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1864-1970 - Register of births recorded in Madison County courthouse, Virginia City, Montana, 1864 thru 1907 Arranged alphabetically by name within each year.

Marriage

 * 1864-1886 - Marriage certificates (Madison County, Montana) 1864-1886 A typed list, by year, of marriages, giving names of bride and groom, marriage date, and date filed.
 * 1864-1887 - Register of marriages recorded in Madison County courthouse, Virginia City, Montana, 1864 thru 1887 Arranged by year and groom's surname. Includes only a partial listing for 1887.
 * 1864-1887 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages 1864-1887

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1977-1981 - Register of deaths recorded in Madison County courthouse, Virginia City, Montana, 1977 thru 1981 Arranged alphabetically by name within each year.

Websites

 * Kindred Trails Madison County, Montana
 * Genealogy Inc Madison County, Montana
 * Madison County Montana Genealogy
 * USGenWeb Madison County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.