Chouteau County, Montana Genealogy

Guide to Chouteau County Montana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Montana  Chouteau County

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 2 February 1865 as an original county.
 * County seat: Fort Benton
 * Neighboring Counties: Blaine | Cascade | Fergus | Hill | Judith | Liberty | Pondera | Teton

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fort Benton

Maps



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

Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1895, burial records and land from 1878; Clerk Courts has marriage records from 1888, divorce and court records from 1879 pro rec from 1892

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Fort Benton Montana Family History Center

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1881-1900

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

Indian Reservation
The Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation is located primarily in Hill County, with a smaller portion in northeastern Chouteau County.