Dawson County, Montana Genealogy

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

United States Montana  Dawson County

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 15 January 1869 as an original county.
 * County seat: Glendive 
 * Neighboring Counties: McCone | Prairie | Richland | Wibaux

Census

 * The 1880 census records of Dawson County, Montana
 * Montana, 1940 population census : population schedules Viewable

Military

 * Montana, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards, (1917-1918) View on Line

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization records, 1882-1929 Viewable

Courthouse
County Clerk Recorder has birth and death records from 1920 and land records; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1920; Clerk District has court records

Family History Centers

 * Glendive Montana Family History Center

Societies

 * Last leaf (Montana): newsletter of the Dawson County Tree Branches Vol. 1 no. 1 (summer 1990)-v. 7, no. 2 (fall 1996)

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1883-1900
 * Marriage records, 1882-1955 View on Line.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Dawson County; 207 W Bell St; Glendive, MT 59330-1694; Ph. 406.377.3058 Details: (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1895 &amp; land rec from 1882; Clk Cts has m, div &amp; ct rec from 1882 &amp; pro rec from 1889)