Welcome to Sweet Grass County Montana

The Yellowstone Leader Vitals, Sept. 1899-Dec. 1902. Big Timber Pioneer Vitals, 1891-1895 1895 Tax list for Sweet Grass
County.
County History and Resources including census, SGHS graduates, newspaper tidbits, weddings and obituaries. Crazy Mountain Museum - a great source of information. 22 May 2008. Montana Resources: Adjacent counties, GenWeb archives, GenWeb photo archives; Montana State Historical Society and Montana newspapers. Stillwater and Sweet Grass Photo Album of settlers and residents from an earlier time. Other Resources and Documents

The rushing waters of the spring melt... the glorious
blue skies of a summer's day... the blazing yellow leaves
of cottonwood and aspen trees in the fall... or the
hushed quiet of a snow covered glen in winter... Many
trappers, miners, pioneers, settlers, farmers, ranchers,
businessmen and just plain folks have passed
through Sweet Grass County. Some stayed just a short
time, while others came to call the area "home".
Look around and enjoy your visit.

This site is hosted by Joan Shurtliff. If
you have questions, comments or suggestions, please
feel free to contact me.

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County History and Resources

History, geography and place names

Resources around the county including the courthouse, city hall, churches, library and cemeteries.

Crazy Mountain Museum - a great source of information, with a knowledgable staff and a master index of individuals referenced in the archives.

Biography indexes, Pioneer Memories, Vols. 1 & 2 and Tri-County Atlas

Vital records - births, marriages, divorces and deaths - from Sweet Grass County newspapers. Full stories are available at the Crazy Mountain Museum or on microfilm from the Montana State Historical Society/Library.The files from the Yellowstone Leader are located in the Montana GenWeb Archives while the Big Timber Pioneer files are part of the Sweet Grass County web site.

Big Timber Pioneer Aug. 1891-1892 Big Timber Pioneer 1893 Big Timber Pioneer 1894
Big Timber Pioneer 1895 Yellowstone Leader Sept. 1899-1900 Yellowstone Leader 1901
Yellowstone Leader 1902

Sweet Grass County Weddings, 1895-1949. The database is located in the Montana GenWeb Archives.

Sweet Grass County Obituaries and Queries. Post an obituary or query or check obituaries from the Big Timber Pioneer October, 1998 - December, 2007. This information is located on RootsWeb.

Big Timber Pioneer Obituaries, 2008.

Index to obituaries late 1940's-1970's... and a history scrapbook at the Crazy Mountain Museum.

Kent Cemetery. The file is located in the Montana GenWeb Archives.

Melville Cemetery. The file is in the Interment.net web site.

Montana Death List 1954-2002, compliments of the Montana State Genealogical Society.

1880 Census for the State of Montana

1900 Census of Sweet Grass County - Big Timber, Melville and Stillwater Townships. This is a RootsWeb/Ancestry.com searchable database. Information includes name, age, census year, state, county, township, relationship, marital status, birthplace, father's birthplace, mother's birthplace and occupation.

Sweet Grass County High School Graduates, 1909-2004. This is a RootsWeb/Ancestry.com searchable database. Information includes name and year of graduation. The class of 1919 was not found and the class of 1921 is a partial listing. Thanks go to Bev Josephson for her help.

Sweet Grass County High School Graduates, 2005-2008

Army Enlistees from Sweet Grass County. Contributed by Joy Fisher.

Big Timber Volunteer Fire Department members 1904-2004. This is a RootsWeb/Ancestry.com searchable database. Information includes name and years of service to the BTVFD. Compiled by John Becken and published in the "Big Timber Pioneer", October 8-14, 2004. Transcribed by Joan Shurtliff and proofread by Dan Shurtliff. Used with permission.

Tidbits and Tales from the Big Timber Pioneer: 1/1930 - 5/1930. Volumes 1 and 17-20 are on the Sweet Grass County web site. Volumes 2-16 are in the Montana GenWeb Archives.

Vol. 2, 6/1930 - 9/1930 Vol. 3, 10/1930 - 2/1931 Vol. 4, 3/1931 - 7/1931 Vol. 5, 8/1931 - 12/1931
Vol. 6, 1/1932 - 6/1932 Vol. 7, 7/1932 - 12/1932 Vol. 8, 1/1933 - 5/1933 Vol. 9, 6/1933 - 12/1933
Vol. 10, 1/1934 - 5/1934 Vol. 11, 6/1934 - 11/1934 Vol. 12, 12/1934 - 4/1935 Vol. 13, 5/1935 - 9/1935
Vol. 14, 10/1935 - 1/1936 Vol. 15, 2/1936 - 5/1936 Vol. 16, 6/1936 - 9/1936 Tidbits and Tales,
Vol. 17: 10/1936 -
2/1937
Tidbits and Tales,
Vol. 18: March 1937 - August 1937
Tidbits and Tales,
Vol. 19: Sept. 1937 - March 1938
Tidbits and Tales,
Vol. 20; April 1938 -

Sweet Grass Chamber of Commerce

Lookups, Researchers, and Surnames

Montana Resources

Montana GenWeb Home Page
Montana GenWeb Archives
Montana GenWeb Photo Archives
Golden Valley County, MT
Meagher County, MT
Park County, MT
Stillwater County, MT
Wheatland County, MT
Montana Historical Society
Montana Newspapers

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This site is maintained by USGenWeb volunteer Joan Shurtliff, CG, and was last updated 1 July 2008. Montana GenWeb logos used with permission. Photo images from the Library of Congress, National Archives prints and photographs collections with original photos by Joan Shurtliff. Map from the Montana Natural Resource Information Service and Tiger Map from U.S. Census Bureau. Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by Joan E. Shurtliff. All rights reserved.

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