Powder River County was formed from Custer County in 1919 and is located in the southeastern corner of the state. Broadus is the county seat. The Powder River runs by the town and is noted for being "a mile wide and an inch deep."
Members of the Powder River Genealogical Society will do look-ups in the following areas:
1920 Powder River County Census
Powder River Cemetery Indices
Local Newspaper Indices(1920-1940)
Powder River County Vital records: birth, marriage, death
Powder River County Land Records
Powder River County Court Records
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contact:
Ann Emmons at emmov@rangeweb.net (Sept - May only)
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Searchable Indices of Powder River County
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Henry Malley Library
P.O. Box
Broadus, MT 59317
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January 17, 2005