Powell County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Powell County

Guide to Powell 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 31 January 1901 from Missoula and Deer Lodge
 * County seat: Deer Lodge 
 * Neighboring Counties: Deer Lodge | Flathead | Granite | Jefferson | Lewis and Clark | Missoula

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

Maps



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

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Butte and Helena newspapers that may include residents of Powell County. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, death and land records from 1907; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1901 History

Family History Centers

 * Deer Lodge Montana Family History Center

Societies
Powell County Genealogical Society 652 Greenhouse Rd. Deer Lodge 59722-8713

William K. Kohrs Memorial Library 501 Missouri Avenue Deer Lodge, MT 59722

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

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