Stillwater County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Stillwater County

Guide to Stillwater 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
Stillwater County Courthouse PO Box 149 Columbus, MT 59019-0149 Phone: 406.322.8000 Stillwater County Website County Clerk Recorder has birth and death records from late 1800’s, land and military records; Clerk Court has marriage records from late 1800’s, divorce, probate, court and naturalization records

Stillwater 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" | 1887*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1913*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1907*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1913
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1913
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1913
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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

 * Parent County: created 24 March 1913 from Sweet Grass | Yellowstone | Carbon
 * County seat: Columbus 

Populated Places

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Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Billings newspapers that may include residents of Stillwater 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

Websites

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