{"id":6885,"date":"2016-06-20T20:35:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T20:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=6885"},"modified":"2016-06-20T20:35:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T20:35:42","slug":"jefferson-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/montana\/jefferson-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Jefferson County, Montana Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Jefferson County, Montana Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Jefferson County, Montana Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jefferson County, Montana<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Jefferson+County,+MT\/\" title=\"Jefferson County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on  <strong>February 02, 1865<\/strong> from Montana Territory as a Original County. The county was named  in honor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Jefferson\" title=\"Thomas Jefferson\">Thomas Jefferson<\/a>\u00a0(1743 - 1826), the third\u00a0President of the United States. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Jefferson County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/montana\/lewis-clark-county\/\" title=\"Lewis and Clark County, Montana\">Lewis and Clark County<\/a> (north), <a href=\"\/montana\/broadwater-county\/\" title=\"Broadwater County, Montana\">Broadwater County<\/a> (east), <a href=\"\/montana\/gallatin-county\/\" title=\"Gallatin County, Montana\">Gallatin County<\/a>, <a href=\"\/montana\/madison-county\/\" title=\"Madison County, Montana\">Madison County<\/a> (south), <a href=\"\/montana\/silver-bow-county\/\" title=\"Silver Bow County, Montana\">Silver Bow County<\/a> (west), <a href=\"\/montana\/deer-lodge-county\/\" title=\"Deer Lodge County, Montana\">Deer Lodge County<\/a> (west), <a href=\"\/montana\/powell-county\/\" title=\"Powell County, Montana\">Powell County<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Jefferson County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Boulder, Whitehall. <\/p>\n\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/montana\/#Montana_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\" title=\"Map of Jefferson County, Montana\">Map of Jefferson County, Montana<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Jefferson County, Montana Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/_images\/courthouse\/mt\/Jefferson-County-Montana-Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Jefferson County, Montana Courthouse\" title=\"Jefferson County, Montana Courthouse\" border=\"0\"><br \/><em>Jefferson County, MT Courthouse<\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.jeffco.mt.gov\/\" title=\"Jefferson County Courthouse\">Jefferson County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boulder,_Montana\" title=\"Boulder, Montana\">Boulder, Montana<\/a>.  Learn More About State of Montana <a href=\"\/court-records\/montana\/\" title=\"State of Montana Court Records\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/montana\/#tax\" title=\"State of Montana Tax Records\">Tax<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/montana\/#land\" title=\"State of Montana Land Records\">Land<\/a> and <a href=\"\/court-records\/montana\/#probate\" title=\"State of Montana Probate Records\">Probate<\/a> Records.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in\u00a0Jefferson\u00a0county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. <\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/jeffco.mt.gov\/county\/records.html\" title=\"Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder\">Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder<\/a> has Birth \/ Death Records from <strong>1895<\/strong> and Land Records from <strong>1865<\/strong>. The County Clerk and Recorder responsibilities include but are not limited to, recording and maintaining the majority of all the legal documents relating to real estate records, land descriptions, plats and surveys, county birth and death records and the records of the Board of County commissioners.<\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/jeffco.mt.gov\/county\/courts.html\" title=\"Jefferson County Clerk of District Court\">Jefferson County Clerk of District Court<\/a> has Marriage \/ Divorce Records from <strong>1866<\/strong>, Probate Records from <strong>1865\u00a0<\/strong> and Court Records from <strong>1865<\/strong>. The County Clerk of District Court is responsible for all District Court records. These records include Adoption, Civil, Criminal, Dependent Neglect, Domestic Relations, Guardianship, Juvenile, Paternity, Probate and Sanity cases. The clerk also issues, files and records all Madison County Marriage license applications and license.<\/li>\n\n  <\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Jefferson County, Montana Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/montana\/\" title=\"State of Montana Census Records\">State of Montana Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1870-census\/\" title=\"1870 U.S. Federal Census\">1870<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Indian Census  Records:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1059\" title=\"U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940\">1885-1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>State Population Schedules:<\/strong> None<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Jefferson County, Montana Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/montana\/\" title=\"State of Montana Vital Records\">State of Montana Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth and Death Records:<\/strong> from late 1907\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage and Divorce Records:<\/strong> indexes from July 1943 to present.  Copies of marriage and divorce records are available from the Clerk of District Court.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dphhs.mt.gov\/vitalrecords.aspx\" title=\"Montana Office of Vital Statistics\">Montana Office of Vital Statistics<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/montana-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dphhs.mt.gov\/Portals\/85\/Statistics\/documents\/VitalStats\/birthappfillable.pdf\" title=\"Birth Certificate\">Birth Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/dphhs.mt.gov\/Portals\/85\/Statistics\/documents\/VitalStats\/deathappfillable.pdf\" title=\"Death Certificate\">Death Certificate<\/a>\u00a0Applications.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong>\u00a0 Office of Vital Statistics, MT Dept. of Public Health and Human Services,  111 North Sanders, Rm 209, Helena, MT 59604-4210; (406) 444-2685<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Jefferson County, Montana   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/theheritagecenter.yolasite.com\/\" title=\"Jefferson County Genealogical Society\">Jefferson County Genealogical Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Jefferson Valley Historical Society<\/strong>, P.O. Box 902, Whitehall MT 59759-0902<\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MessageBoards&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.montana.counties.jefferson\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Jefferson County, Montana Message Boards\">Jefferson County, Montana Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/genealogy.com\/forum\/regional\/states\/topics\/mt\/jefferson\/\" title=\"Jefferson County, Montana Genealogy Forum\">Jefferson County, Montana Genealogy Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Jefferson County, Montana External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/montana-newspaper\/\" title=\"Montana Historical Newspapers\">Montana Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&tag=raogk-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c055cc73635c0d39cc8048ee9d427558&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=Jefferson%20county%20Montana\" title=\"Jefferson County, Montana Books - Amazon\">Jefferson County, Montana Books - Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&amp;CScnty=1594\" title=\"Jefferson Co., Montana - FindaGrave\">Jefferson Co., Montana - FindaGrave<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/mt\/counties\/jefferson\/\" title=\"Jefferson County Links - Cyndi's List\">Jefferson County, Montana Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/location\/19?region=United+States+of+America&englishRegion=United+States+of+America\" title=\"Montana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch.org\">Montana Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch<\/a><\/li>\n\n <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/montananewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from Montana (1866\u20131922)\">Historical Newspapers from Montana (1866\u20131922)<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"#\" title=\"Jefferson Co. MTGenweb\">Jefferson Co. MTGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MT-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/Montana\/Jefferson\/\" title=\"Jefferson County, Montana Data Collections\">Jefferson County, Montana Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7727563-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/montana?&xid=1114&keywords=Jefferson+County\" title=\"Jefferson County, Montana Military Records\">Jefferson County, Montana Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Jefferson County, Montana End-->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3400,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6885"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6885\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=6885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}