Musselshell County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Musselshell County

Guide to Musselshell 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
Musselshell County Courthouse 506 Main Street Roundup, Montana 59072-2498 Phone: 406-323-1104 Musselshell County Website County Clerk Recorder has birth, death and land records from 1911; Clerk of Court has marriage, divorce, probate, military and court records from 1911

Musselshell 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" | 1911*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1895*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1911*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1911
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1911
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1911
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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 11 February 1911 from Fergus and Yellowstone
 * County seat: Roundup 

Populated Places

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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

Newspapers

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

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

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Museums

 * Musselshell Valley Historical Museum
 * 524 First Street West
 * Roundup, Montana 59072
 * (406)-323-1525, (406)-323-1662

Websites

 * Genealogy Inc Musselshell County, Montana
 * Kindred Trails Musselshell County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Musselshell 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