Beaverhead County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Beaverhead County

Guide to Beaverhead County, Montana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Description
Beaverhead County, in the southwestern corner of the state, was organized on February 2,1865. It was named for the rock which Sacajawea pointed out to Lewis and Clark. The county seat is now Dillon.

County Courthouse
Beaverhead County Courthouse S Pacific Cluster 3 Dillon, MT 59725 Phone: 406.683.2642 Beaverhead County Website County Clerk has birth records from 1902, death records from 1901 and land records from 1864. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Beaverhead 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" | 1901*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1877*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1901*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1865
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1865
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1865
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Montana - shows boundary changes for Montana Counties
 * Montana Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library


 * Parent County: created 2 February 1865 as an original county
 * County Seat: Dillon

Populated Places

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Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Montana starting in 1870. For links to Federal census indexes, see the Montana Census link below.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Dillon

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records


 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers



 * interactive map of Beaverhead County cemeteries and modern-day townships. (Histopolis)
 * 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
Civil War World War I For further information see Montana Military Records.
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1890 - 1918 Montana Military Enlistments at Montana Memory Project
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images
 * Soldiers of the Great War from the State of Montana at USGenWeb.
 * Military Enlistments Montana World War I at Montana Memory Project

Newspapers
 Montana Newspapers Online Montana Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Montana newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Montana newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Montana newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

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
 * 1840-2004 - Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004 at Ancestry ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1865-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1865-1950 - Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1875-1903 - Western States Marriage Index marriages from 1875-1903
 * 1889-1947 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1889-1947 - Montana Select Marriages 1889-1947 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, list of counties included

Death
Genealogical Society — index
 * 1840–2004 -  at  FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1840-2004 - Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1860-2007 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1868-2007 - Montana, Death Index, 1868-2011 at Ancestry ($) — index
 * pre 1900-2002 - Montana State Death Registry Index Pre 1954 & 1954-2002 at Montana State
 * 1954-2011 - Montana Death Records at FindMyPast ($) — index

Family History Centers

 * Dillon Montana Family History Center
 * Lima Montana Family History Center

Societies
Beaver Head Hunters Genealogical Society Dillon, Montana Monthly meetings are held from September through May on the third Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum Research Center

Beaverhead County Genealogical Society 15 South Montana, Dillon, MT 59725

Beaverhead County Historical Society 15 S Montana St Dillon 59725-2433

Websites

 * USGenWeb Beaverhead County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * My Heritage Beaverhead County, Montana
 * Genealogy Beaverhead County, Montana
 * Kindred Trails Beaverhead County, Montana
 * Beaverhead County Genealogy
 * - 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