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Prairie County, Montana
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Prairie County was created on February 05, 1915 from Dawson County and Fallon County.
Currently the Prairie County Seat is located in Terry additionally, the county government website is http://prairie.mt.gov/
Areas surrounding Prairie County are McCone County, Dawson County, Wibaux County, Fallon County, Custer County, Garfield County.
Prairie 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.
Prairie County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Prairie County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Montana State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Prairie County, Montana Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Prairie County, Montana Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Prairie County (usgwarchives.net)
Prairie County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of Prairie 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 Prairie 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.
- Prairie County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 217 Park St, Terry, MT 59349
- Phone: (406) 635-5575
- Prairie County Clerk and Recorder
- Birth / Death Records: 1915
- Land Records: 1915
- Prairie County Clerk of District Court
- Marriage / Divorce Records: 1915
- Probate Records: 1915
- Court Records: 1915
- 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.
Prairie County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Prairie 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 Prairie County genealogy or family history related sites.
Prairie 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)
- Prairie County, Montana Books (amazon.com)
- Search Montana Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Prairie County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Prairie Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Montana Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Prairie Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Montana Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Prairie Co. MT Census Records
- Montana Census Records Research Guide
- Prairie County, MT Census Records Links
- Prairie County, MT Census QuickFacts
Prairie Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records
- Montana Cemetery Research Guide
- Prairie Co., Montana Graves (findagrave.com)
- Prairie County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Prairie Co., Montana Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Prairie County, Montana
- Prairie Co., Montana Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Montana Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Prairie County, Montana
- Prairie County, Montana Church Books (amazon.com)
Prairie Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Montana Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Prairie Co. MT General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Montana
- Prairie County, Montana Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Prairie County, Montana Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Prairie Co. MT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Prairie County, Montana (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Montana – Counties – Prairie (cyndislist.com)
- Prairie County Montana (genealogytrails.com)
- Prairie Co. MTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Prairie County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Prairie Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Prairie Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Montana Links and Information
- 1895 Prairie County Map (livgenmi.com)
Prairie 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 Prairie County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.