Chouteau County, Montana Genealogy

United States Montana Chouteau County

Guide to Chouteau 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
Chouteau County Courthouse 1308 Franklin Street Fort Benton, MT 59442 Phone: 406.622.5151 Chouteau County Website County Clerk has birth and death records from 1895, burial records and land from 1878; Clerk Courts has marriage records from 1888, divorce and court records from 1879 probate records from 1892

Chouteau 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" | 1865
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1865
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1865
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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 2 February 1865 as an original county.
 * County seat: Fort Benton

Populated Places
Indian Reservation

The Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation is located primarily in Hill County, with a smaller portion in northeastern Chouteau County.


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Church Records
'''LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fort Benton

Maps and Gazetteers



 * See an interactive map of Chouteau County cemeteries and modern-day townships. (Histopolis)

Other Records
Public Records


 * 1876 - 2011 at | FamilySearch — images

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

 * 1881-1900 - Western States Marriage Index includes marriages from 1881-1900

Death

 * 1840–2004 -  at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Fort Benton Montana Family History Center

Websites

 * Ancestry Chouteau_County,_Montana $
 * USGenWeb Chouteau 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