Ravalli County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Ravalli County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: 1893--Ravalli County created 16 February 1893 from Missoula
 * County seat: Hamilton 
 * Neighboring Counties: Beaverhead | Deer Lodge | Granite | Idaho County, Idaho | Lemhi County, Idaho | Missoula

Boundary Changes

 * Ravalli County map

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Courthouse
County Clerk and recorder has birth and death records from 1911, land records from 1871 and voter registration from 1937; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce and court records from 1893 and probate records from 1888

Family History Centers

 * Hamilton Montana Family History Center
 * Stevensville Montana Family History Center

Societies
Bitterroot Genealogical Society 702 S. Fifth Street Hamilton 59840

Ravalli County Historical Society 205 Bedford St Hamilton 59840-2853 Phone:(406) 363-3338

Victor Heritage Association 125 N Blake St Victor 59875-9470

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index Includes marriages from 1893-1894

Websites

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

Places

 * Florence
 * Pinesdale
 * Stevensville - St. Mary's Missionand town of
 * Sula - Sacagawea, Lewis and Clarkand Sula.
 * Pinesdale
 * Stevensville - St. Mary's Missionand town of
 * Sula - Sacagawea, Lewis and Clarkand Sula.