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Welcome to Sweet Grass County Montana |
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The rushing waters of the spring melt... the glorious |


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.
Sweet Grass Chamber of Commerce
Lookups, Researchers, and Surnames


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