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Where Forsyth's records are kept. Forsyth has its own municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Forsyth's own offices, along with State of Montana offices; the Rosebud County offices are on our Rosebud County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Montana Secretary of State.
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The Montana Department of Corrections offender search. Montana no longer publishes a separate death row page, so a person under a sentence of death is looked up here by name.
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana hears federal civil and criminal cases, with dockets and filings available through PACER. Montana state court cases come from the Montana Judicial Branch.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the Montana Cadastral Mapping page.
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The Montana Department of Revenue holds unclaimed money and property, such as old bank accounts, wages, refunds and safe deposit box contents, and lets owners search and file claims online.
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Montana historical records, manuscript collections and government records.
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Forsyth has no city police department; the Rosebud County Sheriff's Office in Forsyth handles calls, reports, warrants, concealed weapon permits and the county detention center.
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The Rosebud County Clerk of District Court in Forsyth keeps civil, criminal, probate and family case records and issues marriage licenses; searches and certified copies are available on request.
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Local record guide
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Forsyth, a place of 1,647 people, is the seat of Rosebud County. Court and property records sit with Rosebud County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Montana. Forsyth's own offices are in the cards above, and our Rosebud County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Forsyth sits over the Powder River Region and the coal there is subbituminous, worked mostly at the surface. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Mining Archives (Data Preservation) and that office is where to ask for them.
Montana abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Voter registration in Montana is run by the Montana Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, polling places and the local election office for Forsyth. Montana has no online voter registration: the application goes to the Rosebud County election administrator by mail or in person.
Deeds for property in Forsyth are recorded by the Rosebud County Clerk and Recorder, and the Montana Department of Revenue keeps the tax values. Our Rosebud County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Montana come from the state vital records office, Montana Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.