Mineral County, Montana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Mineral County; 300 river St; PO Box 550; Superior, MT 59872; Ph. 406.822.4541 Details: 9Co Clk &amp; Redr has b, d, bur &amp; land rec from 1914; Clk Dis Ct has m, div, pro &amp; ct rec from 1914)

Parent County
1914--Mineral County was created 7 August 1914 from Missoula County. County seat: Superior 

Populated Places
Mineral County's population has had it's highs and lows through the years. The 1870 census shows there were 1,646 people, but by 1880 there were only 270; in 1910 the population recovered to 2,900, but by 1930 it dropped to 1,626; in 1960 it rose to 3,037 and to 3,884 in 2000.

Neighboring Counties

 * Clearwater County, Idaho
 * Missoula
 * Sanders
 * Shoshone County, Idaho

Cemeteries
DeBorgia Cemetery


 * Findagrave.com

Garcie Cemetery


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Messiah Cemetery


 * Findagrave.com

Potter Family Cemetery


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Quartz Cemetery


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Saint Regis Cemetery


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Saltese Cemetery


 * Findagrave.com

Superior Cemetery


 * Findagrave.com

Wheeler-Boyes Cemetery


 * Findagrave.com

Church
Clark Fork West Church: 75 Abba Lane, St. Regis

New Day Fellowship: 20 Big Creek Rd, Haugen

Seventh-Day Adventist Church: 511 Iron Mountain Heights, Superior

St. Regis Community Bible Church: 401 Main St, St. Regis

Superior Community Church: by Timberman's Park at the west end of Main St., Superior

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 12 Moats Lane, Superior

Fold of the Messiah: a Christian church and community, Tarkio 

Land
In 1906 the majority of land in Mineral County was proclaimed National Forest. There are 1,226 sections in Mineral County - of this 83.8% belongs to the Federal Government, 2.8% belongs to the State of Montana, 13.4% is privately owned....that leaves about 8% of the land available to the county.

Private Collections.
Kay Strombo Private Collection for Mineral County, Montana --

Owned by Kay Strombo can be contacted by mrshezzie@blackfoot.net

She is glad to share. Contains: obituaries, cemetery records, censuses, and death records for Mineral County.

Societies and Libraries
Mineral County Museum &amp; Historical Society - Hours: Tues &amp; Thurs 3:00 - 6:00pm or by appointment

301 2nd Avenue PO Box 533 Superior, Montana 59872

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Superior Montana Family History Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.