According to the Jefferson County local government office: “ Located in southwestern Montana and established in 1865, Jefferson County is Montana's 19th most populous with 10,049 residents according to the 2000 Census. According to the Montana Almanac, Jefferson County is one of the original nine counties of the Montana Territory.   The Jefferson River, named by explorers, Lewis and Clark, for President Thomas Jefferson, runs through the county. Jefferson County's slogan "The Undiscovered In-Between" was derived from its location between Bozeman, Butte and Helena. The county seat of Jefferson County is Boulder which is located in Southwestern Montana. Jefferson County was created in 1865 as one of the 9 original counties in Montana. Part of Jefferson was taken to form Broadwater County in 1897. It is one of the smallest original counties in Montana

 

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Rilla Preston Elder Myers
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And Then Back Home to Carroll County IL
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Check out Cemeteries of Jefferson County that includes the above famlies.
North Boulder Cemetery and Boulder Cemetery
Grave of Alexander James Elder

 

 

Montana adjacent counties:                     
  * Lewis and Clark County, Montana - north
  * Broadwater County, Montana - east
  * Gallatin County, Montana - southeast
  * Madison County, Montana - south
  * Silver Bow County, Montana - west
  * Deer Lodge County, Montana - west
  * Powell Countyt

                                                        Cities and towns             
   Boulder
   Whitehall

Unincorporated communities
   Basin
   Cardwell
   Clancy
   Jefferson City
   Montana City

 Ghost towns
   Elkhorn

Jefferson County Courier, check out local newspaper.

 

“Jefferson County abounds with natural resources and its economy is based around these, including production agriculture, wood products and mining. The mining industry is centered around two large mines at either end of the county. One large operation, about 1.5 miles off Interstate Highway 90 at State Highway 69, near Whitehall, is the Golden Sunlight Mine. It is an open pit operation that employs about 75 persons and has an annual payroll of about 3.8 million dollars. They process about 7,000 tons of ore per day and recover about 250-300 oz. of gold per day. Montana Tunnels Mining Inc., a subsidiary of Apollo Gold Corporation, is located approximately seven miles from the town of Jefferson City. Montana Tunnels has reserves of 334,000 ounces of gold; 4,000,000 ounces of silver; 114,000 tons of zinc and 42,000 tons of lead contained in approximately 21,000,000 tons of ore. These reserves will be mined between 2002 and 2006 with annual production of approximately 70,000 ounces of gold; 1,000,000 ounces of silver; 27,000 tons of zinc and 10,000 tons of lead.”

Another natural resource related business is Ash Grove Cement located near Montana City. Ash Grove, with an 83 person workforce, uses limestone, which is mined locally at a quarry, to produce bulk cement.”
“Finally, Jefferson County has a burgeoning youth and social services industry centered around several operations in Boulder. These include the Montana Developmental Center, (300 + workforce), a state institution serving people with developmental disabilities. Alternative Youth Adventures (AYA) is also located in Boulder and provides a range of services for troubled youth. AYA employs about 100. The final component of the industry is Riverside Corrections, a state-run detention center for juvenile females, which employs about 30 people.”

CLERK AND RECORDER OFFICE,

P. O. Box H, Boulder, MT 59632; Telephone 406-225-4252, Exts. 50 and 51.
 
RECORDS AVAILABLE: Birth, Death, Leases from 1895; Mortgage, Deeds from 1865; Military service discharge papers from 1944.

1996 FEES: Birth and Death records: $.25 per page plus $2.00 for certification, if needed. Presently there are no charges for searches; Other documents are copied for $.25 per page.

CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT,

P. O. Box H, Boulder, MT 59632. Telephone: 406-225-4251, Exts 58 and 59.

RECORDS AVAILABLE: Marriages from March 17, 1866, Divorce, Civil and Criminal Court from 1866; Probate from December 9, 1872; Natualization from 1876.
1996 FEES: Marriage record: Copy, $1.00, Certified, $3.00; Searches over a period of years: $.50 per name per year, not to exceed $25.00; Copies of other documents: $.50 first 5 pages, $.25 for each additional page. Specific

COMMENTS FROM COUNTY CLERKS:

Need to name # of years to be searched, complete name of party or parties to be searched, correct amount of money for the search and copies needed, and S.A.S.E. (Or, use check with specified maximum as directed in general instructions above).

Newly formed JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY - PO Box 1094 - Boulder, MT 59632.

Whitehall Chamber of Commerce
Box 72 Whitehall, MT 59759
(406) 287-2260

Boulder Community Library
P0 Box 589
Boulder MT 59632
Phone and fax: (406)225-3241
E-mail: bldrlib@mtlib.org

Clancy Community Library
PO Box 169
6 N. Main
Clancy, MT 59634
Phone and Fax 406-933-5254
clancylibrary@bresnan.net
 
 
Whitehall Community Library
P0 Box 659
Whitehall MT 59759
Phone and fax:
(406)287-3763

County museum
The museum is in Clancy Montana and
open for about 6 years.

The Heritage Center

 A non- profit group that is in the process of renovating an old 1888 2 story brick and stone Main Street building This building was bought by a resident of Boulder, bought building 4 years ago. The grand opening is planned for June, 2008. It will house a genealogy and local history research center.

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"The Undiscovered In-between"

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