Mineral County, Montana

Research Resources

Mineral County was carved out of Missoula County in 1914, with Superior as the County Seat. It was named for the mining activities in the area.

	Mineral County Clerk and Recorder Mineral County Courthouse Superior, MT 59872 Recorder has birth, death, burial and land records from 1914, Clerk of District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and civil court records from 1914. Records prior to that are located in Missoula County. Mineral County Clerk of the District Court Mineral County Courthouse P. O. Box 129 Superior, MT 59872 Telephone: 406-822-3538 Records available: divorce & civil court from August, 1914; probate: From Sept: 1914; criminal court from October 1914. 1996 Fees: Marriage records: $2.50; Records searches over a period of years: $.50 per name per year; Other document copies: $.50 first 5 pages, $.25 per page thereafter. Specific Comments from County Clerks: Groom's name & Bride's maiden name needed for marriage records; Name of Plaintiff & Respondent and approximate year for all searches.
	VitalChek - a commerical service - you can order birth and death records for all counties in Montana
	Mineral County Museum and Historical Society PO Box 38 Superior, MT 59872 Note that this Museum is a repository for materials relating to John Mullan and the Mullan Road
	Western Montana Genealogical Society P.O. Box 8946 Missoula, MT
	University of Montana Mansfield Library Missoula, MT 59812 Mineral County Public Library 301 E 2nd Ave Superior, MT 59872-2759 Phone: (406)822-3563
	Mineral Independent Newspaper 106 W 2nd Ave Superior, MT 59872 406-822-3329
Suggested Readings at the Missoula Public Library.	Mineral County, Montana Death Records Index, transcribed by Judith M. Seeman TITLE IMPRINT J.M. Seemann, 1986?] COLLATION 155, [7] leaves ; 28 cm. LCCN/WLN wln88111739
(Note that some of these may be obtainable through interlibrary loan)	118 Years of History, by The Montana Historical Society of Mineral County. IMPRINT s.n., 1976?] COLLATION 85 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. LCCN/WLN wln85041703
	In Retrospect : a History of Mineral County, by Margie E. Hahn. IMPRINT Mineral Pub. Co., [1986?] COLLATION 135 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. LCCN/WLN 86224555
	Along the Mullan Trail, by Deborah J. Davis. IMPRINT s.n.], 1984 COLLATION 52 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. LCCN/WLN wln86025519
	Index to 1870 Montana Census, Cedar Creek Mines : Index to 1880 Montana Census, Dist. 92 [sic] compiled by Cathryn J. Strombo. IMPRINT Strombo, [1976?] COLLATION 1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm. LCCN/WLN wln86017541 NOTES 1870 data alphabetized from General Services Administration microfilm #M593-827; 1880 data alphabetized from GSA microfilm #T9-742.
	Pictorial History of Mineral County. IMPRINT Missoulian, 1970?] COLLATION [39] p. illus. 28 cm. LCCN/WLN wln89198533

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