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Stillwater County, Montana
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Stillwater County was created on March 24, 1913 from Carbon County, Sweet Grass County and Yellowstone County.
Currently the Stillwater County Seat is located in Columbus additionally, the county government website is http://www.stillwater.mt.gov/
Areas surrounding Stillwater County are Golden Valley County, Yellowstone County, Carbon County, Park County, Sweet Grass County.
Stillwater 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.
Stillwater County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Stillwater County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Montana State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Stillwater County, Montana Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Stillwater County, Montana Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Stillwater County (usgwarchives.net)
Stillwater County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of Stillwater 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 Stillwater 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.
- Stillwater County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 400 E 3rd Ave N, Columbus, MT 59019
- Phone: (406) 322-8030
- Stillwater County Clerk and Recorder
- Birth / Death Records: 1887 / 1907
- Land Records: 1913
- Stillwater County Clerk of District Court
- Marriage / Divorce Records: 1913
- Probate Records: 1913
- Court Records: 1913
- 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.
Stillwater County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Stillwater 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 Stillwater County genealogy or family history related sites.
Stillwater 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)
- Stillwater County, Montana Books (amazon.com)
- Search Montana Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Stillwater County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Stillwater Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Montana Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Stillwater Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Montana Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Stillwater Co. MT Census Records
- Montana Census Records Research Guide
- Stillwater County, MT Census Records Links
- Stillwater County, MT Census QuickFacts
Stillwater Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records
- Montana Cemetery Research Guide
- Stillwater Co., Montana Graves (findagrave.com)
- Stillwater County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Stillwater Co., Montana Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Stillwater County, Montana
- Stillwater Co., Montana Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Montana Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Stillwater County, Montana
- Stillwater County, Montana Church Books (amazon.com)
Stillwater Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Montana Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Stillwater Co. MT General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Montana
- Stillwater County, Montana Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Stillwater County, Montana Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Stillwater Co. MT Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Stillwater County, Montana (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Montana – Counties – Stillwater (cyndislist.com)
- Stillwater County Montana (genealogytrails.com)
- Stillwater Co. MTGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Stillwater County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Stillwater Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Stillwater Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Montana Links and Information
- 1895 Stillwater County Map (livgenmi.com)
Stillwater 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 Stillwater County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
