Pondera County, Montana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Pondera County Montana

Parent County
Choteau 1865 and Teton 1893

Boundary Changes
The Montana legislature created Pondera County in 1919 from Chouteau and Teton Counties with Conrad as the county seat. Local lore suggests that Pondera is either the phonetic spelling of the French word “Pend d’Oreille” meaning hanging earring or “pain d’or” meaning golden bread for the color of the native grasses in the area. Wheat production remains the main industry for the county.

Populated Places
The Main Cities are Conrad as the county Seat and Valier (VAH-Leer).

Pondera County

Other Comunities: Brady, Dupuyer, Fowler, Ledger, Mauson, Robare, Williams

Neighboring Counties
Glacier (North); Toole (North) :Liberty (East); Chouteau (East);Teton(South) Flathead (West)

Cemeteries
Pondera County Cemeteries

Maps
Dupuyer Cemetery Golden West Cemetery Hillside Cemetery Lakeview Cemetery Robare Cemetery  Sacred Heart Cemetery Saint Anne Cemetery

Military
There are many online sources out there for Military records because they provide invaluable detailed records for those that have served. accessgenealogy provides a jumping off place for information.

Web Sites

 * Pondera MT GenWeb
 * Montana Historical Society
 * Family History Library Catalog