Montana County Online Resources

Montana Databases - Chosse a link below to learn more about the stated records. These pages describes the type of records that can be found in Montana research. Or you can go to a county page to learn about more localized records

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Montana Maps (See Also Map Information for other States) - Maps can be very useful in conducting Montana research, especially in light of the now extinct communities. Several kinds of maps are available which can help in locating land, mining claims, ghost towns, or ranches.

The U.S. Geological Survey topographical maps for Montana (see Introduction) can be ordered from the two following publications: “Montana, Catalog of Topographical and Other Published Maps,” and “Montana, Index to Topographic and Other Map Coverage.” The catalog will provide the current cost for each topographical map and a listing of over-the-counter map dealers in Montana.

The libraries in the state designated by the U.S. Geological Survey as map depository libraries are Eastern Montana College, Billings; Montana State University, Bozeman; Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte; Northern Montana College, Havre; Montana Historical Society and Montana State Library, Helena; Lewistown City Library, Lewistown; and the University of Montana, Missoula.

The state lacks a historical atlas; however, Roberta Cheney, Names on the Face of Montana, rev. ed., (Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press, 1987), can prove helpful in locationg places during specific time periods.

• Census Maps for all States - Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries
• County Maps for all States - Links to rotating animated maps showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries and State Department of Transportation Maps  
• Genealogy Atlas - Have images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897

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• Genealogy Encyclopedia
• Printable Forms
• Genealogy DNA
• Census Records Research
• Church Records Research
• Court Records Research
• Land Records Research
• Military Research
• Vital Records Research
• Tax Records Research
• Local Researchers
• There are free downloadable and printable forms to help with your research. These include U.S. Census Extraction Forms, U.K. Census Extraction Forms, Research Calendar, Ancestral Chart, Research Extract, Correspondence Record , Family Group Sheet , Source Summary Form.

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