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{{Montana-stub}}''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Montana|Montana]] > Yellowstone County''  
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[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Montana|Montana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Yellowstone County'''<br>
  
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== County Courthouse  ==
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Guide to '''Yellowstone County Montana genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
  
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>
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[[Montana, Yellowstone County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Montana, Yellowstone County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>
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{{Infobox U.S. County
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| county = Yellowstone County  
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| state = Montana
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| founded year = 1883
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| founded date = February 26
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| seat = Billings
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| building address = Yellowstone County Courthouse<br> 217 N 27th Street<br> PO Box 35001<br>Billings, MT 59107-5001<br>Phone: 406.256.2785<br>[http://www.co.yellowstone.mt.gov/ '''Yellowstone County Website'''] }}
  
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== History  ==
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==== Parent County ====
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=== Historical Facts ===
  
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'''1883--'''Yellowstone County was created 26 February 1883&nbsp;from [[Gallatin County, Montana|Gallatin]], [[Meagher County, Montana|Meagher,]] [[Custer County, Montana|Custer]], and [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Billings <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0,43,184); text-decoration: underline"> </span>
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Montana Acton]
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records'''
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer,_Montana Custer]
 
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey%27s_Pillar,_Montana Pompey's Pillar]
 
 
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine,_Montana Ballantine]  
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Yellowstone County, Montana#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
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| {{FHL|Montana%2C+Yellowstone%2C+Huntley|subject|disp=Huntley}}
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Yellowstone County, Montana#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd,_Montana Shepherd]
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Yellowstone County, Montana#Death|Death]]'''</center>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Yellowstone County, Montana#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Yellowstone County, Montana#Probate|Probate]]'''</center>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Yellowstone County, Montana#Court_Records|Court]]'''</center>
 
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| {{FHL|Montana%2C+Yellowstone%2C+Billings|subject|disp=Billings}}
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1884*</center>
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel,_Montana Laurel]
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worden,_Montana Worden]
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1884*</center>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1883</center>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1883</center>
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadview,_Montana Broadview]  
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''* For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Yellowstone County, Montana#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Yellowstone County, Montana#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Yellowstone County, Montana#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
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*'''Parent County:''' created 26 February 1883 from [[Gallatin County, Montana|Gallatin]] | [[Meagher County, Montana|Meagher]] | [[Custer County, Montana|Custer]] | [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon]]
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*'''County Seat:''' Billings <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span style="color: rgb(0,43,184); text-decoration: underline" class="Apple-style-span"> </span>
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*'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[Big Horn County, Montana|Big Horn]] | [[Carbon County, Montana|Carbon]] | [[Golden Valley County, Montana|Golden Valley]] | [[Musselshell County, Montana|Musselshell]] | [[Rosebud County, Montana|Rosebud]] | [[Stillwater County, Montana|Stillwater]] | [[Treasure County, Montana|Treasure]]
  
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The [[Crow Indian Reservation (Montana)|Crow Indian Reservation]] is located primarily in [[Big Horn County, Montana|Big Horn]] County, with a smaller portion in Yellowstone County.
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==== Boundary Changes  ====
  
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*[[Big Horn County, Montana|Big Horn]]
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=== Resources  ===
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==== Biography ====
  
 
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The Parmly Billings Library has made the following available online:  
 
The Parmly Billings Library has made the following available online:  
  
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[http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=393 Early Billings City Directories]: 1883, 1894, 1900-1901, 1903-1904  
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:*[http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=393 Early Billings City Directories]: 1883, 1894, 1900-1901, 1903-1904
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{{MT Land Intro}}
  
 
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*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=59 Montana newspapers] online including Billings newspapers that reported on residents of Yellowstone County. This database is sometimes free at libraries.  
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:*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=59 Montana newspapers] online including Billings newspapers that reported on residents of Yellowstone County. This database is sometimes free at libraries.  
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*Parmly Billings Library: [http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Vital Statistics from early Billings Gazettes Newspapers covering 1882-1902].
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:*Parmly Billings Library: [http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Vital Statistics from early Billings Gazettes Newspapers covering 1882-1902].  
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*Parmly Billings Library: [http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Billings Gazette Indexes from 1930s and 1940s]
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:*Parmly Billings Library: [http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Billings Gazette Indexes from 1930s and 1940s]
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{{MT Probate Intro}}
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County Clerk Recorder has birth, death, land, and military records from 1883.<br>Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records.<ref name="HB">The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 417.</ref>
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[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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:*[[Gardiner Montana Family History Center]]
  
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:*[http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=258 Parmly Billings Library] Genealogical Resources
  
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:*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/ Montana State Genealogical Society]
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:*[http://mhs.mt.gov/default.asp Montana State Historical Society]
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:*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtygf/ Yellowstone Genealogy Forum]
  
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For marriages from 1881-1903 see [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
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The following is courtesy of the [http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=258 Parmly Billings Librar]y Genealogical Resources:
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{{MT Tax Intro}}
  
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*[http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Vital Statistics from Early ]''[http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Billing Gazettes]: ''Over 13,000 births, deaths, business licenses and other records from the early residents as recorded in this newspaper. The index is from 1882-1901 as well as additional idexes covering up to the 1930s.
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{{MT Vital Intro}}
  
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs/ Montana State Genealogical Society]
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The following is courtesy of the [http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=258 Parmly Billings Library] Genealogical Resources:
  
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[http://mhs.mt.gov/default.asp Montana State Historical Society]  
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:*[http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Vital Statistics from Early ]''[http://mt-billings.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=390 Billing Gazettes]: ''Over 13,000 births, deaths, business licenses and other records from the early residents as recorded in this newspaper. The index is from 1882-1901 as well as additional indexes covering up to the 1930s.
  
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtygf/ Yellowstone Genealogy Forum]
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:*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] marriages from 1881-1903
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*[[Billings Montana Family History Center]]
 
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*<font color="#0066cc">{{FHL|Montana%2C+Yellowstone|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}</font>
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*<font color="#0066cc">{{FHL|Montana%2C+Yellowstone|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}</font>  
 
*[http://mhs.mt.gov/default.asp <font color="#0066cc">Montana State Historical Society</font>]  
 
*[http://mhs.mt.gov/default.asp <font color="#0066cc">Montana State Historical Society</font>]  
 
*[http://yellowstone.mtgenweb.org/ Yellowstone County GenWeb]  
 
*[http://yellowstone.mtgenweb.org/ Yellowstone County GenWeb]  
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*[http://montanamsgs.org/ygf.html Yellowstone County Genealogy Forum]
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*[http://montanamsgs.org/ygf.html Yellowstone County Genealogy Forum]
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*[http://www.nps.gov/yell/historyculture/index.htm Yellowstone National Park History &amp; Culture]
  
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A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: <br>Montana, Yellowstone County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton,_Montana Acton]
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey%27s_Pillar,_Montana Pompey's Pillar]
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine,_Montana Ballantine]
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| {{FHL|Montana%2C+Yellowstone%2C+Huntley|subject|disp=Huntley}}
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd,_Montana Shepherd]
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel,_Montana Laurel]
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockwood,_Montana Lockwood]
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The [[Crow Indian Reservation (Montana)|Crow Indian Reservation]] is located primarily in [[Big Horn County, Montana|Big Horn]] County, with a smaller portion in Yellowstone County.
  
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<references />{{Montana|Montana}}  
 
<references />{{Montana|Montana}}  
  
 
[[Category:Yellowstone_County,_Montana]]
 
[[Category:Yellowstone_County,_Montana]]

Revision as of 01:21, 28 June 2013

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Guide to Yellowstone County Montana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Yellowstone County, Montana
Map
Map of the U.S. highlighting Montana
Location of Montana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded February 26, 1883
County Seat Billings
Courthouse
Address Yellowstone County Courthouse
217 N 27th Street
PO Box 35001
Billings, MT 59107-5001
Phone: 406.256.2785
Yellowstone County Website



Historical Facts

Beginning dates for major county records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Land
Probate
Court
1884*
1887*
1884*
1883
1883
1883
* For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries

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.

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Billings

Court Records

Directories

The Parmly Billings Library has made the following available online:

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 Recorder has birth, death, land, and military records from 1883.
Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records.[2]

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS 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.

The following is courtesy of the Parmly Billings Library Genealogical Resources:

  • Vital Statistics from Early Billing Gazettes: Over 13,000 births, deaths, business licenses and other records from the early residents as recorded in this newspaper. The index is from 1882-1901 as well as additional indexes covering up to the 1930s.
Birth
Marriage
Death

Websites

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Montana, Yellowstone County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Places

Populated Places

Acton Custer Pompey's Pillar
Ballantine Huntley Shepherd
Billings Laurel Worden
Broadview Lockwood

Indian Reservation

The Crow Indian Reservation is located primarily in Big Horn County, with a smaller portion in Yellowstone County.

References

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 417.
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