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WELCOME TOCARBON COUNTY |
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The MTGenWeb Carbon County website is available for adoption.
If you are interested in maintaining the site, contact
the MTGenWeb State Coordinator.
County Seat: Red Lodge. Formed in 1895 from Park & Yellowstone Counties. Carbon is in the central part of Montana, bordering Wyoming, and was named for the abundant coal found in the area.
Do you have ancestors from the Joliet area? Check out this circa 1915 photo of classmates in the Joliet School. Can you identify any of your family? Also, check out this list of Joliet Surnames!
YOUR CARBON COUNTY ANCESTORS
Message boards have a Search Engine feature which allows people to search for surnames in which they're interested! This helps you to search for your ancestor and others to find your message!
CARBON COUNTY MESSAGE BOARD
CARBON COUNTY RECORDS & RESOURCES
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Carbon County School Records -
1937-1938 Boyd School Class Photo - submitted by Sandy Sage
1922 Carbon County High School Commencement Program - submitted by Faith Barnwell
c1915 Joliet School Class Photo - submitted by Vicki Leimback
Carbon County Courthouse Records
Clerk & Recorder, Carbon County, P. O. Box 887, Red Lodge, MT 59068. Telephone:406-446-1220
Records available: Birth: After 1903, with a very few in the beginning; Death, sketchy from 5 Jan 1903, then more complete, (they suggest you try the state offices for early ones); Leases from 1887; Military Service discharges from 1917; Land from 1887; Voter records from 1896; Miscellaneous from 1887
Year 2012 Fees: Certified copy birth: $5.00; Certified copy birth, laminated wallet size: $6.00; death: $3.00, can't do uncertified.
Clerk of the District Court, Carbon County, P. O. Box 948, Red Lodge, MT 59068 Telephone: 406-446-1225
Records available: Marriage, Divorce, Probate, Naturalization, Criminal and Civil court from 1895.
Funeral homes in Carbon County:
| Dahl Funeral Chapel | Olcott Funeral Chapel |
| 708 South McMillan | 201 North Broadway |
| Red Lodge, Montana 59068 | Red Lodge, Montana 59068 |
| 406-446-1800 | 406-446-1121 |
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Newspaper
- Carbon County News, P. O. Box 970, Red Lodge, MT 59068
(Copies of very old newspapers are at the Carbon County Historical Society, address below.)
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Carbon County Historical Society, P. O. Box 881, Red Lodge, MT 59068
- This organization has done a great job of organizing name and historical indexes, articles, etc. dealing with the colorful history of Carbon County. They also have books containing original old newspapers, dating back to late 1800's.
- Burials in Carbon County
- Cemeteries Coming Soon!
- Lookups for Carbon County
- Listed here are several individuals have graciously volunteered to do limited lookups in some valuable Carbon County Resources.
- A discussion list for individuals researching Carbon County. To subscribe, click above and write the word "subscribe" in the body of the message.
MTGenWeb Project ARCHIVES
Visit the Carbon County USGenWeb Archives
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