Broadwater County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Broadwater County

Guide to Broadwater 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 9 February 1897 from Jefferson and Meagher counties
 * County Seat: Townsend
 * Neighboring Counties: Gallatin | Jefferson | Lewis and Clark | Meagher

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

Maps



 * See an interactive map of Broadwater County cemeteries and modern-day townships. (Histopolis)

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Butte and Helena newspapers that may include residents of Broadwater County. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Probate

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

Courthouse
County Clerk Records has birth and death from 1900, land and military records. Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and naturalization records.

Family History Centers

 * Townsend Montana Family History Center

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage
For early marriages see Western States Marriage Index.

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

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

Wiki Pages
Montana Vital Records