Mineral County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Mineral County

Guide to Mineral County Montana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 7 August 1914 from Missoula
 * County seat: Superior 
 * Neighboring Counties: Clearwater County, Idaho | Missoula | Sanders | Shoshone County, Idaho

Cemeteries
DeBorgia Cemetery


 * Findagrave.com

Garcie Cemetery


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Messiah Cemetery


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Potter Family Cemetery


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Quartz Cemetery


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Saint Regis Cemetery


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Saltese Cemetery


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Superior Cemetery


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Wheeler-Boyes Cemetery


 * Findagrave.com

Church
Clark Fork West Church: 75 Abba Lane, St. Regis

New Day Fellowship: 20 Big Creek Rd, Haugen

Seventh-Day Adventist Church: 511 Iron Mountain Heights, Superior

St. Regis Community Bible Church: 401 Main St, St. Regis

Superior Community Church: by Timberman's Park at the west end of Main St., Superior

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 12 Moats Lane, Superior

Fold of the Messiah: a Christian church and community, Tarkio 

Land
In 1906 the majority of land in Mineral County was proclaimed National Forest. There are 1,226 sections in Mineral County - of this 83.8% belongs to the Federal Government, 2.8% belongs to the State of Montana, 13.4% is privately owned....that leaves about 8% of the land available to the county.

Courthouse
County Clerk and Recorder has birth, death, burial and land records from 1914; Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce and court records from 1914

Private Collections.
Kay Strombo Private Collection for Mineral County, Montana --

Owned by Kay Strombo can be contacted by mrshezzie@blackfoot.net

She is glad to share. Contains: obituaries, cemetery records, censuses, and death records for Mineral County.

Societies and Libraries
Mineral County Museum &amp; Historical Society - Hours: Tues &amp; Thurs 3:00 - 6:00pm or by appointment

301 2nd Avenue PO Box 533 Superior, Montana 59872

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Superior Montana Family History Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

Places
Mineral County's population has had it's highs and lows through the years. The 1870 census shows there were 1,646 people, but by 1880 there were only 270; in 1910 the population recovered to 2,900, but by 1930 it dropped to 1,626; in 1960 it rose to 3,037 and to 3,884 in 2000.