Custer County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Custer County

Guide to Custer 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 2 February 1865 as an original county
 * County seat: Miles City 
 * Neighboring Counties: Carter | Fallon | Garfield | Powder River | Prairie | Rosebud

Probate

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

Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1907 and land records from 1909; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, and probate; Justice Peace has court records

Family History Centers

 * Miles City Montana Family History Center

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1865-1887 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1865-1887

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb Custer County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.