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Beaverhead County Genealogy
General Information
A Brief History of Beaverhead County
From Names on the Faces of Montana
by Roberta Carkeek Cheney
Copyright 1983 Revised 1984
6th printing, January 1996
Beaverhead County, in the Southwestern corner of the state, was organized as one of the original territorial counties on February 2, 1865. It was named for the rock which Sacajawea pointed out to Lewis and Clark explaining that her people had called it that because it resembled a beaver's head [see photo above]. It was one of the smallest of the original counties, but is now one of the largest. Beaverhead County maintained its original area throughout all the county dividing and the only change in its borders was made by an annexation of a part of Madison County in 1911. It contains Montana's oldest town, Bannack City, where a post office was established in November 1863. Dillon is the county seat.
Henry Plummer
You can read an excerpt from Bannack, Cradle of Montana By F. Lee Graves, which discusses Henry Plummer, one of Bannack's most colorful characters. Mr. F. Lee Graves has very generously allowed us to transcribe and place information from his book that pertains to Henry Plummer on this website. We would like to thank Mr. Graves for this wonderful book about Bannack and for granting us permission to use parts of his book for all to read. Enjoy!
MTGenWeb Photo Archive
A great collection of photos, images of letters etc. including many from Beaverhead County.
Surrounding Counties
Montana Genweb County referral page
- Ravalli County; Hamilton
- Granite County; Philipsburg
- Deer Lodge County; Anaconda
- Silver Bow County; Butte
- Madison County; Virginia City
COUNTIES LOCATED IN AND AROUND SOUTHWEST MONTANA
- Anaconda-
Deer Lodge,
Broadwater,
Gallatin, Granite,
Jefferson,
Lewis & Clark,
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Missoula,
Park,
Powell,
Ravalli,
Sweetgrass
Idaho Genweb County referral page
More Geography
- Schools in Beaverhead County.
- Mines in Beaverhead County.
- Satelite maps of Montana, and one from 1895.
- Maps of Montana showing different features like rivers, etc.
Genealogical Resources
Beaverhead County Mailing List
The list is devoted to Beaverhead Genealogy and History and will include discussions of genealogy, history, etc. To join the list inlist mode ordigest mode, type subscribe and nothing else in the body of the email..
Other Sources of Information
- World | US | MT GenWeb Projects
- Montana Archive (State wide)
- Lima Historical Society
PO Box 2
Lima, MT 59739
Phone (406) 276-3394
Connie Strang director
- Beaverhead County Courthouse
2 S. Pacific
Dillon, MT 59725
Non Genealogy Related
- Local news, sports, weather and general info.
- Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 425
Dillon, MT 59725-0042
406-683-5511
If you have questions, please contact Jo Ann Boyd Scott, webmaster
Last updated: Nov.5, 2005 All Rights Reserved
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