Liberty County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Liberty County

Guide to Liberty 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
Liberty County Courthouse 111 1st Street East Chester, MT 59522 Phone: 406.759.5365 Liberty County Website Liberty County Clerk County Clerk has birth and death and land records from 1902 Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1920, divorce, probate, and court records

Liberty 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" | 1920*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920
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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 1920 from Chouteau and Hill
 * County seat: Chester

Populated Places

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Land and Property Records

 * Liberty County homesteader names

Local Histories

 * Our heritage in Liberty

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

Military Records

 * 1939-1945 Montana, military records, 1939-1945

Obituaries

 * 1905-2001 Obituaries: Our legacies, Liberty County, Montana: name index 1905-2001

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

Marriage

 * 1920-1993 - Marriage records, 1920-1965 ; Index 1920-1993 Viewable

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Chester Montana Family History Center

Libraries
Liberty County Library 110 First East, Chester, MT 59522 Phone 406–759–5445

Societies
Liberty Co Historical Society Chester, Mt 59522 Broken Mountains Genealogical Society PO Box 261 Chester, MT 59522 406.759.5445

Websites

 * Broken Mountains Genealogical Society
 * Genealogy Inc Lincoln County, Montana
 * Kindred Trails Lincoln County, Montana
 * Link Pendium Lincoln County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Lincoln 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