Park County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Park County

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

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County Courthouse
Park County Courthouse 414 E Callender Street Livingston, MT 59047-2799 Phone: 406.222.4110 Park County Website County Clerk has birth, death and land records from 1907; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Park 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" | 1889*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1892*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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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 23 February 1887 from Gallatin
 * County seat: Livingston 

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 Montana Census.

Church Records
'''LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Livingston

Maps and Gazetteers



 * 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

Probate Records
'''Online 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

Marriage

 * 1887-1890 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages 1887-1890

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Livingston Montana Family History Center

Museums
Livingston Heritage Ctr 200 W Park St Livingston 59047-2629

Societies
Park County Genealogy Society The Society holds monthly meetings the 4th Tuesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. during the months of September through May in the conference room at the Livingston Public Library Livingston~Park County Public Library 228 W. Callender Livingston, Montana

Websites

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