Carter County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Carter County

Guide to Carter 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 22 February 1917 from Custer County.
 * County seat: Ekalaka
 * Neighboring Counties: Butte County, South Dakota | Crook County, Wyoming | Custer | Fallon | Harding County, South Dakota | Powder River

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

Probate

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

Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, death and land records from 1917. Clerk Courts has marriage, divorce, probate, probate and court records

Family History Centers

 * Ekalaka Montana Family History Center

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

 * Genealogy Inc Carter County, Montana
 * Link Pendium Carter County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Carter County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.