Golden Valley County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Golden Valley County

Guide to Golden Valley 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
Golden Valley County Courthouse PO Box 10 Ryegate, MT 59074-0010 Phone: 406.568.2231 Golden Valley County Website County Clerk Recorder has birth, marriage, death, divorce, land, probate, military, court and naturalization records from 1920

Golden Valley 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" | 1919*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1892*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920*
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1920
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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 4 October 1920 from Musselshell and Sweet Grass
 * County seat: Ryegate

Populated Places

 * Lavina
 * Ryegate


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Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Montana newspapers including Billings newspapers that may include residents of Golden Valley County. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

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

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Websites

 * Kindred Trails Golden Valley County, Montana
 * Genealogy Inc Golden Valley County, Montana
 * Golden Valley County History
 * USGenWeb Golden Valley 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