Gallatin County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Gallatin County

Guide to Gallatin 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: Bozeman
 * Neighboring Counties: Broadwater | Fremont County, Idaho | Jefferson | Madison | Meagher | Park | Park County, Wyoming | Teton County, Wyoming

Populated Places

 * Amsterdam
 * Bozeman
 * Manhattan
 * West Yellowstone
 * Belgrade
 * Four Corners
 * Maudlow
 * Willow Creek
 * Big Sky
 * Logan
 * Montana Three Forks

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Bozeman

Maps



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

Newspapers

 * 1906-1944 Belgrade Journal - full-text of more than 400 issues spanning 1906-1944 freely available online at Google Newspaper Archive.


 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Butte and Helena newspapers that may include residents of Gallatin 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
from 1890 County Clerk Recorder has birth and death records from 1890 from 1900 land records from 1865 and military discharge records from 1900 from 1865 Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1865

Family History Centers

 * Bozeman Montana Family History Center
 * Three Forks Montana Family History Center
 * West Yellowstone Montana Family History Center

Societies
Gallatin Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1783 Bozeman 59771-1783

Gallatin County Pioneer Group 317 W Main St Bozeman 59715-4576

Gallatin Historical Society Old Gallatin County Jail 317 West Main Bozeman, MT 59715 Phone:(406) 522-8122 Summer Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm Winter Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 4pm

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1887-1907 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages 1887-1907

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

 * Gallatin Historical Society
 * Gallatin County Montana Genealogy
 * Gallatin History Museum
 * Genealogy Inc Gallatin County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Gallatin County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.