Missoula County, Montana

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

Missoula County was created on February 02, 1865 from Montana Territory as a Original County.

Currently the Missoula County Seat is located in Missoula additionally, the county government website is http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/

Areas surrounding Missoula County are Mineral County, Sanders County, Lake County, Flathead County, Powell County, Granite County, Ravalli County, Idaho County, Idaho, Clearwater County, Idaho.

Missoula 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.

Missoula Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1870 and 1880. Missoula Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Missoula Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.

Missoula County Society and Family History Resources

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

• https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• Montana State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Ft. Missoula Historical Society / Museum, 322 Fort Missoula , Missoula, MT 59804, 59804; Phone:(406) 728-3476
• Western Montana Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 271, Missoula MT 59806-2714
• Missoula County, Montana Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Missoula County, Montana Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• USGenWeb Archives for Missoula County (usgwarchives.net)

Missoula County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of Missoula 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 Missoula 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.

• Missoula County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 200 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
  • Phone: (406) 721-5700
• Missoula County Clerk and Recorder
  • Bierh / Death Records: 1895
  • Land Records: 1865
• Missoula County Clerk of District Court
  • Marriage / Divorce Records: 1865
  • 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.

Missoula County Links

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

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

Missoula Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Missoula Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

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

Missoula Co. MT Census Records

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

Missoula Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Missoula Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Missoula Co. MT General and History Websites

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

Missoula Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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

Missoula Co. MT Schools & Directories

• Missoula and Ravalli Counties, Montana Directory, 1903-04  (search.ancestry.com)
• Missoula, Montana City Directory, 1890  (search.ancestry.com)