Meagher County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Meagher County

Guide to Meagher 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
Meagher County Courthouse 15 W Main Street PO Box 309 White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645 Phone: 406.547.3612 Meagher County Website County Clerk and Recorder has birth and death records from 1896, burial records from 1884 and land records from 1866; Clerk Court has marriage and probate records from 1866, divorce, court and naturalization records from 1867

Meagher 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" | 1895*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1866*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1895*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1867
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1867
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1867
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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 16 November 1867 as an original county
 * County seat: White Sulphur Springs 

Populated Places

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Land and Property Records

 * Montana, Meagher County, mining deeds, 1880-1891 Viewable

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 $

Tax Records

 * Meagher County, Montana, tax list and assessment books, 1886-1893

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1866-1993 - Marriage records, 1866-1960; Index 1887-1993 Viewable
 * 1865-1902 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1865-1902

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies

 * Meagher County Historical Society

Websites

 * Kindred Trails Meagher County, Montana
 * Genealogy Inc Meagher County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Meagher 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