Butte-Silver Bow, MT Public Records
Butte-Silver Bow is an incorporated municipality in Silver Bow County, Montana, with an estimated population of 35,480 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 715.8 square miles of land. That is up about 986 residents since the 2020 Census base.
๐ข Butte-Silver Bow Local Government Office
Butte-Silver Bow's own municipality government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the clerk under Montana's public records laws. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the municipality; see the offices below.
Butte-Silver Bow has no entry with a contact address in the 2022 Census of Governments listing, our source for local government offices, so we do not list a contact for its own office. Use the county offices below.
โ Back to record types๐๏ธ County Courthouse & Records Office for Butte-Silver Bow
Butte-Silver Bow is in Silver Bow County. In Montana, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. Divorce cases in Montana are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Montana are handled by the District Court in each county.
๐ Silver Bow County at a Glance
| County | Silver Bow County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 36,134 Source: www2.census.gov โ |
โ๏ธ Silver Bow County Clerk of District Court
| Address | 155 W. Granite St., Rm 313, Butte, MT 59701 |
| Directions | Get directions โ |
| Phone | (406) 497-6351 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Montana District Court case records for the county (felonies, civil cases, divorce and family cases, probate, juvenile) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | courts.mt.gov/โฆ/2ndJudicialDistrict โ courts.mt.gov/โฆ/court-locator โ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Silver Bow County records page โ
โ Back to record types๐ Where to Get Records for Butte-Silver Bow
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Butte-Silver Bow, MT:
๐ Butte-Silver Bow Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Montana DPHHS โ Office of Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Montana are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Montana, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. |
| Court cases & divorce | Silver Bow County courthouse. Divorce cases in Montana are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Montana are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Montana Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Montana Sexual or Violent Offender Registry (Montana Department of Justice) |