Garfield County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Garfield County

Guide to Garfield County, Montana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
Garfield County Courthouse Hwy 200 PO Box 7 Jordan, MT 59337-0007 Phone: 406.557.2760 Garfield County Website County Clerk has birth records from 1919, death and land records; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records

Garfield County, Montana Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1911*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1917*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1919
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Parent County: created 7 February 1919 from Dawson
 * County seat: Jordan

Populated Places

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Census Records

 * 1940 Montana, 1940 population schedules

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1919-1929 Naturalization records, 1919-1929

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1831 – 1952 Montana Wills and Probate Records 1831-1952 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1919-1953 - Marriage records, 1919-1953 ; Index 1919-1993

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Jordan Montana Family History Center

Societies
Garfield County Historical Society Facebook page.

Websites

 * Genealogy Inc Garfield County, Montana
 * Kindred Trails Garfield County, Montana
 * Genealogy Trails Garfield County, Montana
 * Link Pendium Garfield County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Garfield County, Montana project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records