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About Richland
County...
Created from the original
county
of Dawson in 1914, Richland County today has a population of about
10,000.
It is situated in NE Montana with the Missouri River on the north, and
the state of North Dakota to the east. Homesteaders settled the fertile
area and some stayed. Dry dusty years, the Great Depression and two
World
Wars saw many leave. Those who remained left their footprints in
the historical heritage of the last homestead era of America. Two
excellent
family history books have been done on early settlers, Courage
Enough I
& II.
Another book, Home Range,
chronicles the Elmdale settlers.
Sidney
became the county seat, and the local courthouse holds the birth,
death,
marriage, land patent, naturalization and probate documents.
| Write to the Clerk & Recorder for
Records available: Birth, Death, Lease, Mortgage, Deeds: from 1914; Military Service: from 1944 |
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| Clerk
& Recorder Richland County 201 West Main Street Sidney, MT 59270-4035 phone: 406-433-1708 |
 Richland Courthouse |
see Courthouse Website for
2010 fees Birth, $5.00 - Death, $3.00 Uncertified copies: $2.00 after 30 years Birth or Death Searches available |
| Clerk of the
District Court Records available: Marriage, Divorce, Probate, Criminal & Civil Court and some Naturalizations from 1914. |
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| Clerk
Of District
Court Richland County 201 West Main Street Sidney, MT 59270-4035 phone: 406-433-1709 |
 Sidney Library |
see Courthouse Website for 2010 fees &
info Marriage records: $3.00 per certified copy Searches over a period of years: $.50 per name; other copies, $.50 for first five pages |
Fort Union was an early fur trading post 21 miles north of Sidney on the Missouri River. It is now a visitor center. Little remains of near-by Mondak and Fort Buford. The town of Richey is west of the Richland border, located in Dawson County.
Neighbor
counties and county seats are McCone
(Circle), Roosevelt
(Wolf Point), Sheridan
(Plentywood), Wibaux
(Wibaux) and Dawson
(Glendive). Some of the early documents will be found at the Dawson
County
Courthouse. Across the state line is Williams Co.
(Williston) N.D.
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Richland County
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