McCone County, Montana

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

McCone County was created on February 20, 1919 from Dawson County and Richland County.

Currently the McCone County Seat is located in Circle additionally, the county government website is http://www.mccone.mt.gov/

Areas surrounding McCone County are Valley County, Roosevelt County, Richland County, Dawson County, Prairie County, Garfield County.

McCone 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.

McCone County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

McCone County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of McCone 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 McCone 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.

• McCone County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: C Ave, Circle, MT 59215
  • Phone: (406) 485-3505
• McCone County Clerk and Recorder
  • Bierh / Death Records: 1919
  • Land Records: 1919
• McCone County Clerk of District Court
  • Marriage / Divorce Records: 1919
  • Probate Records: 1919
  • Court Records: 1919
• 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.

McCone County Links

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

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

McCone Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

McCone Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

McCone Co. MT Census Records

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

McCone Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records

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

McCone Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

McCone Co. MT General and History Websites

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

McCone Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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