Yellowstone County, Montana:
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Projects

• Yellowstone County GenWeb Project      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Yellowstone County MT      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Yellowstone County MTGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Big Horn County, MT  to the south
• Carbon County, MT  to the southwest
• Golden Valley County, MT  to the northwest
• Musselshell County, MT  to the north
• Rosebud County, MT  to the northeast
• Stillwater County, MT  to the west
• Treasure County, MT  to the east

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• An illustrated history of the Yellowstone Valley  Eembracing the counties of Park, Sweet Grass, Carbon, Yellowstone, Rosebud, Custer and Dawson, state of Montana     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Yellowstone Co, Montana, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Yellowstone County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Yellowstone County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Yellowstone County, Montana      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Yellowstone County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Mountview and Billings Cemetery History 
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Yellowstone County  Montana Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Yellowstone County Cemeteries      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Yellowstone County Cemeteries      (Source: Graves-R-Us)
• Yellowstone County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Yellowstone County Gravesite Locator 

Census Records and Indexes

• Yellowstone Co. Census Records      (Source: Census Online)
• Yellowstone County Federal Census Index      (Source: us-census.org)

• 1880

  • 1880 Federal Census  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1890

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Yellowstone County     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • 1890 Veterans Schedules  Yellowstone County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• 1900

  • 1900 Federal Census  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • United States Census, 1900  Yellowstone County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• 1910

  • 1910 Federal Census  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Yellowstone County on Reel 1264      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1940

  • 1940 Federal Census  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • National Archives Official 1940 Census Website  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Billings, Montana     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Billlings Municipal Court History 
• Court records, 1905-1960      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Yellowstone County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Directories

• Billings City Directories 
• Billings City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Yellowstone County, Montana City, County, and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)

Estate Records

• Montana Wills and Probate Records, 1831-1952  includes Yellowstone County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History

• An illustrated history of the Yellowstone Valley  Eembracing the counties of Park, Sweet Grass, Carbon, Yellowstone, Rosebud, Custer and Dawson, state of Montana     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Illustrated History of the Yellowstone Valley      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)
• Yellowstone County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Yellowstone County (Billings)  Montana, Its Story and Biography, 1921     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Yellowstone County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Yellowstone County, Montana      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • History of the Billings Fire Department 
  • Progress and Present Status of Billings  Montana, Its Story and Biography, 1921     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Billings, Montana Weather History      (Source: Weather Underground)
  • Billings, MT 'Flying Boxcar' Crashes In Flames, Nov 1952      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Billings, MT Transport Crash, July 1938      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Billings, MT Transport Plane Crashes On Take Off, Dec 1945      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Billings, MT. Boat Capsizes, July 1909      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Yellowstone County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Yellowstone County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Montana Naturalization Records  1868-1999     (Source: FamilySearch)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Montana locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Yellowstone County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Yellowstone County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Yellowstone County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (13)

Lookups

• Yellowstone County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MTYELLOW Yellowstone County genealogy

  • MTYELLOW Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Billings 1904 Bird's Eye View  Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases, 1507-2000     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Billings, Montana, county seat of Yellowstone County 1904      (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Individual County Chronologies  Yellowstone County     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Map of Yellowstone County Montana  1909     (Source: Montana Memory Project)
• Yellowstone County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Yellowstone County Ghost Towns      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)
• Yellowstone County Post Offices 
• Yellowstone County Postal Covers      ($)
• Yellowstone County Sanborn Maps      (Source: The Library of Congress)

Military Records and Histories

• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Yellowstone County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Yellowstone County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Yellowstone County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Newspaper Records (22)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Billings Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Billings Gazette  Obituaries from the past 365 days
• Billings, Montana Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Laurel Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• The Laurel Outlook 
• Obituary search includes Billings Gazette      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes The Billings Outpost      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Outpost, Billings  See deaths in lefthand column

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (13)

School Records and Histories (12)

Societies

• Billings Preservation Society 
• Yellowstone Genealogy Forum 
• Yellowstone Genealogy Forum 
• Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board 
• Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board      (Source: Facebook)
• Yellowstone Historical Society 
• Yellowstone Valley Chapter      (Source: American Historical Society of Germans From Russia)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (303)

Transportation and Industry

• Billings City Water System History 
• Building histories of Yellowstone County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• The Huntley Project  Bureau of Reclamation History Program
• Oscar's Dreamland Airfield (9M3)  Billings, Montana     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Patents  Yellowstone County, Montana     (Source: Google Patents)
• Yellowstone County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records

• Billings Gazette Vitals, Indexes, Archives 
• Frequently Asked Questions about Death Records  Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder
• Montana County Marriages, 1865-1993  includes Yellowstone County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Montana Marriages, 1865-1987  includes Yellowstone County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Vital Statistics from the Billings Gazette  1882-1901
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Yellowstone County Records  1881-2011     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Yellowstone County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

Wiki

• Yellowstone County, Montana Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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