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Chouteau County, Montana
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Chouteau County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Chouteau Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Chouteau Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Chouteau Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Chouteau County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Chouteau Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Chouteau Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Chouteau Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Chouteau County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Chouteau County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Montana State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Chouteau County, Montana Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Chouteau County, Montana Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Chouteau County (usgwarchives.net)
Chouteau County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of Chouteau County court, probate, and land documents as a source of ancestry and genealogy information and facts. Hidden away in Montana courthouses and archives just about everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of many Montana men and women.
The odds are excellent that your potential forefathers have left a in-depth document of at least a few factors of their lives in the Chouteau County court records. Even if your forebears is not discussed in a Court case, consider all of the other methods which could have lead to him or her to appear in court records.
- Chouteau County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 119 2nd Ave SW, Ronan, MT 59864
- Phone: (406) 622-5151
- Chouteau County Clerk and Recorder
- Bierh / Death Records: 1895
- Land Records: 1865
- Chouteau County Clerk of District Court
- Marriage / Divorce Records: 1882
- Probate Records: 1865
- Court Records: 1865
- Montana Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Montana for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
- Ordering Vital Records – You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for Montana Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Chouteau County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Chouteau County. A lot of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is merely a directory that has been collected or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to furnish your own favorite Chouteau County genealogy or family history related sites.
Chouteau Co. MT Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Montana Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Montana historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Montana (1866–1922) (genealogybank.com)
- Chouteau County, Montana Books (amazon.com)
- Search Montana Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Chouteau County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Chouteau Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Montana Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Chouteau Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Montana Court Records Research Guide
- Chouteau County Records,1876-2011 (familysearch.org) Images of Chouteau County records held at various repositories. Records located in the Museum of the Northern Plains (River and Plains Society) include voter registers, school district records, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church records, Riverside Cemetery records and newspapers clippings of births, marriages and deaths. Records held by the Chouteau County Courthouse include birth, death, probate, naturalization, deeds and school census records. This collection is being published as image become available.
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Chouteau Co. MT Census Records
- Montana Census Records Research Guide
- Chouteau County, MT Census Records Links
- Chouteau County, MT Census QuickFacts
Chouteau Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records
- Montana Cemetery Research Guide
- Chouteau Co., Montana Graves (findagrave.com)
- Chouteau County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Chouteau Co., Montana Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Chouteau County, Montana
- Chouteau Co., Montana Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Montana Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Chouteau County, Montana
- Chouteau County, Montana Church Books (amazon.com)
Chouteau Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Montana Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Chouteau Co. MT General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Montana
- Chouteau County, Montana Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Our Fort Benton : “the birthplace of Montana” : a collection of stories and pictures of early day and modern Fort Benton. (search.ancestry.com)
- Chouteau County, Montana Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Chouteau Co. MT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Chouteau County, Montana (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Montana – Counties – Chouteau (cyndislist.com)
- Chouteau County Montana (genealogytrails.com)
- Chouteau Co. MTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Chouteau County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Chouteau Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Chouteau Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Montana Links and Information
- 1895 Chouteau County Map (livgenmi.com)
Chouteau Co. MT Military Records
- Montana Military Records Research Guide
- Montana Military Records (fold3.com) gives you easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Montana individuals that served. Excellent for Chouteau County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.