Dawson County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Dawson County

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

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Description
Dawson County was formed in 1870. The county seat is Glendive. It is located on the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dawson County Courthouse 207 W Bell St Glendive, MT 59330 406-377-3058 Dawson County Website County Clerk Recorder has birth and death records from 1920 and land records; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1920; Clerk District has court records

Dawson 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" | 1895*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1882*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1895*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1869
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1869
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1869
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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

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Montana - shows boundary changes for Montana Counties
 * Montana Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library


 * Parent County: created 15 January 1869 as an original county.
 * County seat: Glendive 

Populated Places

 * Glendive
 * Richey


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Census Records

 * 1880 

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Montana starting in 1870. For links to Federal census indexes, see Montana Census.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records


 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers



 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Montana - shows boundary changes for Montana Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of Montana - maps and atlases of Montana

Military Records
Civil War World War I World War II
 * 1861 - 1865  Montana, Civil War Records
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1890 - 1918 Montana Military Enlistments at Montana Memory Project
 * 1917 - 1918  Montana, World War I Selective Service System draft registration cards
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images
 * Soldiers of the Great War from the State of Montana at USGenWeb.
 * Military Enlistments Montana World War I at Montana Memory Project
 * 1939 - 1945  World War II Draft Records

For further information see Montana Military Records.

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1882-1929  Library Naturalization records

Newspapers
 Montana Newspapers Online Montana Newspaper Catalogs
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Montana newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Montana newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Montana newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

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
 * 1840 - 2004 Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840 - 2004 at Ancestry ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1883-1900 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1883-1900
 * 1882-1955 - Marriage records, 1882-1955

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Glendive Montana Family History Center

Societies

 * newsletter of the Dawson County Tree Branches

Websites

 * Kindred Trails Dawson County, Montana
 * Ancestry Dawson County, Montana $
 * Genealogy Inc Dawson County, Montana
 * Cheyenne Ancestors Dawson County, Montana
 * USGenWeb Dawson 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