Toole County, Montana

Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links

Toole County was created on May 07, 1914 from Hill County and Teton County.

Currently the Toole County Seat is located in Shelby additionally, the county government website is http://www.toolecountymt.gov/

Areas surrounding Toole County are Glacier County, Pondera County, Liberty County.

Toole County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.

Toole County Society and Family History Resources

A list of Toole County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• Montana State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Toole County, Montana Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Toole County, Montana Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Toole County (usgwarchives.net)

Toole County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of Toole 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 Toole 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.

• Toole County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 226 1st St S, Shelby, MT 59474
  • Phone: (406) 424-8330
• Toole County Clerk and Recorder
  • Birth / Death Records: 1912
  • Land Records: 1914
• Toole County Clerk of District Court
  • Marriage / Divorce Records: 1914
  • Probate Records: 1914
  • Court Records: 1914
• 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.

Toole County Links

The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Toole 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 Toole County genealogy or family history related sites.

Toole 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)
• Toole County, Montana Books (amazon.com)
• Search Montana Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Toole County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Toole Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records

• Montana Vital Records Research Guide
• Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)

Toole Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

• Montana Court Records Research Guide
• BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

Toole Co. MT Census Records

• Montana Census Records Research Guide
• Toole County, MT Census Records Links
• Toole County, MT Census QuickFacts

Toole Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records

• Montana Cemetery Research Guide
• Toole Co., Montana Graves (findagrave.com)
• Toole County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Toole Co., Montana Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Toole County, Montana
• Toole Co., Montana Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Montana Church & Bible Research Guide
• Topographic Church List and Map for Toole County, Montana
• Toole County, Montana Church Books (amazon.com)

Toole Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

•  Montana Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)

Toole Co. MT General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Montana
• Toole County, Montana Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Toole County, Montana Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Toole Co. MT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Toole County, Montana (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Montana – Counties – Toole (cyndislist.com)
• Toole County Montana (genealogytrails.com)
• Toole Co. MTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Toole County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Toole Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Toole Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Montana Links and Information
• 1895 Toole County Map (livgenmi.com)

Toole 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 Toole County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.