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Montana County
Roosevelt County, Montana
Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede and the Fort Peck Tribes - from the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede (the annual July rodeo in Wolf Point - one of the oldest and most celebrated rodeos in Montana - whose wild horse race is the most dangerous and spectacular event in professional rodeo, where untrained horses are ridden by brave cowboys in a chaotic and thrilling spectacle that draws crowds from across the northern Great Plains) and the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes (the two distinct Native nations - the Assiniboine and the Sioux - who share the Fort Peck Reservation in northeast Montana, maintaining tribal governments, cultural programs, and sovereignty on one of Montana's largest reservations).
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Office: Roosevelt County/Fort Peck Tribes Emergency Alert Program – a joint public alert system for wildfires, road closures, missing persons, and evacuations; confirm current signup via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
Dispatch: Roosevelt County Law Enforcement Center 9-1-1 Dispatch – confirm current phone via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
Sheriff: Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office – 416½ 2nd Avenue South, PO Box 280, Wolf Point, MT 59201 | (406) 653-6230/6216 | Fax: (406) 653-6205; Sheriff Jason Frederick. A 2016 cooperative agreement between the Fort Peck Tribes, City of Wolf Point, and Roosevelt County cross-deputizes tribal, municipal, and county officers to address complex jurisdictional overlap within the reservation.
Wolf Point Police: 201 4th Avenue South; officers complete 12 weeks of training at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-2 (the Hi-Line) serves Wolf Point, the county seat, in far northeastern Montana; served by BNSF Railway and Amtrak’s Empire Builder.
Notes: Roosevelt County, created by the Montana Legislature in 1919 from part of Sheridan County, is named for Theodore Roosevelt, who had died earlier that year. Roughly 10,200-10,800 residents. Over 74-75% of the county’s land lies within the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Roosevelt County – 400 2nd Avenue South, Wolf Point, MT 59201; confirm current phone via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
Notes: Wolf Point is genuinely the largest community on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, homeland of the Assiniboine (Nakoda) and Sioux (Dakota) peoples; the reservation, established 1888, spans roughly 2 million acres. Wolf Point is home to the Wild Horse Stampede, Montana’s oldest continuously operating rodeo (since 1915), held the second weekend of July and organized by the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, with tribal members in full regalia riding alongside working cowboys in the opening parade. The Wadopana Pow-wow, held the first weekend of August, is genuinely the oldest traditional powwow in Montana. In May 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped on the Missouri River south of present-day Wolf Point.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Roosevelt County Veterans Service – confirm current contact via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
Federal: VA Montana Health Care System (Fort Harrison/Helena, accessible west); Fort Peck Service Unit (Indian Health Service) also serves the reservation.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Roosevelt County Library – main branch in Wolf Point, with smaller branches in nearby towns; confirm current address/hours via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Wild Horse Stampede, the Wadopana Pow-wow, Sherman Park, Fort Peck Lake (about 50 miles southwest), and the Fort Peck Community College campus are the county’s premier attractions.
Notes: The genuine Fort Peck Indian Reservation heritage and Wolf Point’s status as Montana’s oldest continuously operating rodeo host are distinctive local facts.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Roosevelt County – confirm current contact via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Wolf Point Police Department Animal Control Officer – (406) 653-1093; countywide inquiries route through the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office, (406) 653-6230.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Roosevelt County – confirm current contact via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
NOTES: Roosevelt County is the second county in the Montana v2 A+ sourced redo’s seventh batch. The genuine Fort Peck Indian Reservation heritage and Wolf Point’s status as home to Montana’s oldest rodeo are distinctive local facts. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Roosevelt County
Roosevelt County is Wild Horse Stampede country and Fort Peck Tribes homeland – Wolf Point’s annual rodeo wild horse race is one of the most dangerous and thrilling events in professional rodeo, and the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes’ shared reservation preserves two distinct Indigenous nations’ cultures on the northeast Montana plains.
Wolf Point (the county seat, population ~2,600) serves the county’s tribal and agricultural communities on the Missouri River in the remote northeast Montana prairie.
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Roosevelt County Assessor (Montana Dept. of Revenue) at 400 2nd Avenue S., Suite 9, Wolf Point, MT 59201, phone 406-653-6280.
Courts & Legal
Roosevelt County District Court at 400 2nd Avenue S., Wolf Point, MT 59201, phone 406-653-6250, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
CLERK AND RECORDER
400 2nd Ave. S., Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 653-6200
COUNTY CLERK (Elections)
400 2nd Ave. S., Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 653-6200
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Roosevelt County Clerk of District Court (probate case files – see Probate section above).
The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, largely within Roosevelt County, holds significant tribal historical records separate from county court records.
Local societies
No dedicated Roosevelt County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Roosevelt County Clerk of District Court, Probate Division 400 2nd Avenue South, Suite 210, Wolf Point, MT 59201 (406) 653-6266
Roosevelt County is in northeastern Montana, seated in Wolf Point, and includes part of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Montana adopted the Uniform Probate Code (UPC), codified at Title 72 of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA). Probate is handled by the District Court in the county where the decedent resided.
Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit (MCA § 72-3-1101) – available when the value of the probate estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $100,000. At least 30 days must have passed since the death, and no application or petition for appointment of a personal representative may be pending or granted anywhere. The affiant presents the sworn, notarized affidavit (with a certified death certificate) directly to whoever holds the property to collect it – skipping probate court entirely. Must be used within 3 years of death.
Summary Administration – a streamlined court process for estates valued at $100,000 or less; unlike the affidavit procedure, this still goes through the court, just with reduced formality.
Informal Probate – the most common path for uncontested estates. An application can be made to the clerk of district court no sooner than 120 hours (5 days) after death, with minimal court involvement.
Formal Probate – required when there’s no will, when a will’s validity is contested, or when there’s disagreement over the personal representative or distribution. Handled by a district court judge.
Supervised Administration – formal probate with ongoing court oversight of the personal representative.
Step 2: filing for formal or informal probate
File an application (informal) or petition (formal) with the Clerk of District Court in the county where the decedent resided, no sooner than 120 hours after death.
The court or clerk appoints the personal representative and issues Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration.
The personal representative publishes notice to creditors and gives direct notice to known creditors. Creditors generally have 4 months from the date of first publication to file claims.
The personal representative inventories and appraises the estate’s assets.
After debts, taxes, and expenses are paid and the creditor claim period expires, the personal representative distributes the remaining assets and closes the estate.
What it costs
Montana does not set statutory percentage-based fees; personal representative and attorney fees are generally “reasonable compensation” based on time and complexity.
Montana has no state estate tax and no state inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax could apply, and only to very large estates.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
400 2nd Ave. S., Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 653-6210
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK (Elections)
400 2nd Ave. S., Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 653-6200
ELECTIONS
400 2nd Ave. S., Wolf Point, MT 59201
(406) 653-6200
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
MT DPHHS — Roosevelt
(406) 653-6231
Poplar Community Hospital
IHS-operated (Poplar — Indian Health Service hospital serving the Fort Peck Reservation)
Wolf Point Hospital
wolfpointhosp.org (Wolf Point — quality critical access hospital)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Northeast Montana Health Services – provides walk-in care in Wolf Point and Poplar; confirm current phone via rooseveltcountymt.gov.
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County Facts
County Seat: Wolf Point
Population: 11,000
Area: 2,356 sq mi
Established: 1919
Tier: 3
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