Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Deer Lodge county records covering the years 1878-2005.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:


 * Name of deceased
 * Address
 * Next of kin
 * Death date
 * Burial date
 * Funeral home
 * Veteran status
 * Payee
 * Plot coordinates
 * Cremation/burial

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * Approximate death date

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Do not forget to cite the record. See below for help citing this collection.
 * If possible, use what you know to find an image of the original record. The index contains only basic identifying information for a person; the original record therefore may contain more information not found in the index.
 * Continue to search the index for family members.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. It was not uncommon for an individual to be listed under a nickname, middle name, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * Search the records of nearby locations. In the period of this collection, few individuals ever lived more than 20 miles from their place pf birth, though smaller moves were common.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Montana.
 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records
 * Montana Guided Research
 * Montana Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Montana Research, 1880-Present

Family History Library Holdings

 * In the shadow of Mount Haggin : the story of Anaconda and Deer Lodge County from 1863 to 1976. A bicentennial year "Heritage" project. (1975)
 * Montana, Deer Lodge County, Anaconda cemetery records, 1878-2005
 * Anaconda, Tuttles Funeral registers, 1898-1920
 * Index to death records (1896-2004), death records (1903-2004), Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
 * Deer Lodge County, probate case files, 1869-1890
 * Deer Lodge County, Probate records, (1890-1921) and probate indexes (1890-1921)

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Montana Death Index, 1860-2007
 * Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004
 * BillionGraves Index
 * Find A Grave Index

Citing This Collection
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