Mineral County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Mineral County

Guide to Mineral 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 7 August 1914 from Missoula
 * County seat: Superior 
 * Neighboring Counties: Clearwater County, Idaho | Missoula | Sanders | Shoshone County, Idaho

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

Church Records

 * Clark Fork West Church: 75 Abba Lane, St. Regis


 * New Day Fellowship: 20 Big Creek Rd, Haugen


 * Seventh-Day Adventist Church: 511 Iron Mountain Heights, Superior


 * St. Regis Community Bible Church: 401 Main St, St. Regis


 * Superior Community Church: by Timberman's Park at the west end of Main St., Superior


 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 12 Moats Lane, Superior


 * Fold of the Messiah: a Christian church and community, Tarkio

Land and Property
In 1906 the majority of land in Mineral County was proclaimed National Forest. There are 1,226 sections in Mineral County - of this 83.8% belongs to the Federal Government, 2.8% belongs to the State of Montana, 13.4% is privately owned....that leaves about 8% of the land available to the county.

Obituaries

 * 1870 - 2010 at | FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Courthouse
County Clerk and Recorder has birth, death, burial and land records from 1914; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce and court records from 1914

Family History Centers

 * Superior Montana Family History Center

Societies

 * Mineral County Museum &amp; Historical Society 301 2nd Avenue PO Box 533 Superior, Montana 59872 Hours: Tues &amp; Thurs 3:00 – 6:00pm or by appointment

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

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

Places
Mineral County's population has had it's highs and lows through the years. The 1870 census shows there were 1,646 people, but by 1880 there were only 270; in 1910 the population recovered to 2,900, but by 1930 it dropped to 1,626; in 1960 it rose to 3,037 and to 3,884 in 2000.