Silver Bow County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana  Silver Bow County

County Courthouse
Silver Bow County Courthouse 155 W Granite Street Butte, MT 59701 Phone: 406.723.8262 County Clerk and recorder have birth and death records from 1890, land records from 1881 and military discharge records from 1932; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
1881--Silver Bow County was created 16 February 1881 from Deer Lodge County. Land was again added from from Deer Lodge in 1917. County seat: Butte 

Neighboring Counties

 * Beaverhead
 * Deer Lodge
 * Jefferson
 * Madison

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Butte Dist

Maps

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

Newspapers

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

Vital Records
For marriages from 1881-1914 see Western States Marriage Index.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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