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Carbon County, Montana
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Carbon County was created on March 04, 1895 from Park County and Yellowstone County.
Currently the Carbon County Seat is located in Red Lodge additionally, the county government website is http://www.co.carbon.mt.us/
Areas surrounding Carbon County are Park County, Stillwater County, Yellowstone County, Big Horn County, Big Horn County, Wyoming, Park County, Wyoming.
Carbon County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Carbon County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Carbon County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Montana State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Carbon County, Montana Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Carbon County, Montana Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Carbon County (usgwarchives.net)
Carbon County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of Carbon 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 Carbon 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.
- Carbon County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 102 N Broadway Ave, Red Lodge, MT 59068
- Phone: (406) 446-1440
- Carbon County Clerk and Recorder
- Bierh / Death Records: 1904 / 1895
- Land Records: 1895
- Carbon County Clerk of District Court
- Marriage / Divorce Records: 1895
- Probate Records: 1895
- Court Records: 1895
- 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.
Carbon County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Carbon 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 Carbon County genealogy or family history related sites.
Carbon 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)
- Carbon County, Montana Books (amazon.com)
- Search Montana Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Carbon County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Carbon Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Montana Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Carbon Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Montana Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Carbon Co. MT Census Records
- Montana Census Records Research Guide
- Carbon County, MT Census Records Links
- Carbon County, MT Census QuickFacts
Carbon Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records
- Montana Cemetery Research Guide
- Carbon Co., Montana Graves (findagrave.com)
- Carbon County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Carbon Co., Montana Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Carbon County, Montana
- Carbon Co., Montana Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Montana Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Carbon County, Montana
- Carbon County, Montana Church Books (amazon.com)
Carbon Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Montana Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Carbon Co. MT General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Montana
- Carbon County, Montana Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Carbon County, Montana Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Carbon Co. MT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Carbon County, Montana (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Montana – Counties – Carbon (cyndislist.com)
- Carbon County Montana (genealogytrails.com)
- Carbon Co. MTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Carbon County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Carbon Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Carbon Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Montana Links and Information
- 1895 Carbon County Map (livgenmi.com)
Carbon 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 Carbon County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
