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Revision as of 20:54, 27 June 2013
United States 
Montana McCone County
Guide to McCone County Montana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| McCone County, Montana | |
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 Location of Montana in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 20, 1919 |
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| County Seat | Circle |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | McCone County Courthouse 1004 Ave C PO Box 199 Circle, MT 59215 Phone: 406.485.3505 McCone County Website |
Contents
- 1 Historical Facts
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Biography
- 2.2 Cemeteries
- 2.3 Church Records
- 2.4 Court Records
- 2.5 Directories
- 2.6 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.7 Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups
- 2.8 Gazetteers
- 2.9 Genealogy
- 2.10 History
- 2.11 Land and Property
- 2.12 Maps
- 2.13 Migration
- 2.14 Military
- 2.15 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.16 Newspapers
- 2.17 Obituaries
- 2.18 Probate
- 2.19 Repositories
- 2.20 Taxation
- 2.21 Vital Records
- 2.22 Websites
- 3 Places
- 4 References
Historical Facts
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- Parent County: created 20 February 1919 from Dawson and Richland
- County seat: Circle [1]
- Neighboring Counties: Dawson | Garfield | Prairie | Richland | Roosevelt | Valley
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
Church Records
Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Montana denominations, view the Montana Church Records wiki page.
Court Records
Directories
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Montana Land and Property for additional information about early Montana land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Maps
Migration
Military
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Probate
In most counties in Montana, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, inventories, claim registers, inheritance records, probate packets, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Montana, {{{1}}} - Probate records.
==== Public Records
Repositories
Courthouse
County Clerk and recorder has birth, death, burial and land records from 1919; Clerk Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records [2]
Family History Centers
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Taxation
Montana tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records.
Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most birth and death original records can be purchased from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. For information about marriages, divorces, and requirements for obtaining any vital records, see the CDC Where to Write website.
Birth
Marriage
Death
Websites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
Places
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| Circle | |
| Vida |
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 417.
