Sweet Grass County, Montana

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

Sweet Grass County was created on March, 05 1895 from Meagher County, Park County and Yellowstone County.

Currently the Sweet Grass County Seat is located in Big Timber additionally, the county government website is http://www.co.sweetgrass.mt.us/

Areas surrounding Sweet Grass County are Wheatland County, Golden Valley County, Stillwater County, Park County, Meagher County.

Sweet Grass County includes Federal Census Schedules to guide in exploring your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. There are free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.

Sweet Grass County Society and Family History Resources

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

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

Sweet Grass County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers frequently fail to notice the value of Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass 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.

• Sweet Grass County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: 200 E 1st Ave, Big Timber, MT 59011
  • Phone: (406) 932-5152
• Sweet Grass County Clerk and Recorder
  • Birth / Death Records: 1895
  • Land Records: 1895
• Sweet Grass County Clerk of District Court
  • Marriage / Divorce Records: 1895
  • Probate Records: 1895
  • Court Records: 1895
• 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.

Sweet Grass County Links

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

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

Sweet Grass Co. MT Birth, Marriage & Death Records

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

Sweet Grass Co. MT Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

• Montana Court Records Research Guide
• Sweet Grass County Records, 1885-2011 (familysearch.org) Birth, death, coroners, naturalization, probate including estate files and deed records from the Clerk of the District Court, County Clerk, and Recorder’s Offices in Big Timber.
• BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

Sweet Grass Co. MT Census Records

• Montana Census Records Research Guide
• Sweet Grass County, MT Census Records Links
• Sweet Grass County, MT Census QuickFacts

Sweet Grass Co. MT Cemeteries & Church Records

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

Sweet Grass Co. MT Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

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

Sweet Grass Co. MT General and History Websites

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

Sweet Grass Co. MT Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.