Golden Valley County History | Golden Valley Co., Continued from
home page Golden Valley Co. was formed in 1920 out of what had
been the western end of Musselshell County and a northeastern
corner of Sweetgrass County. Parts of Golden Valley County have
at various and previous times been part of Fergus, Yellowstone,
Meagher, and Wheatland Counties. Golden Valley is one of the
smaller counties in the state. With only 1172 square miles. It
extends approximately 50 miles in a north-south direction from
the Big Snowy Mountains in the north to the Big Coulee in south.
It is approximately 30 miles wide in an east-west direction. The
course of the Musselshell River traverses the county in this
direction. Golden Valley County was named because of the great
expectations of this area as a grain-growing agricultural
region. The northern part of the county is predominately stock
country and is liberally sprinkled with sagebrush and grease-
wood from the river to the base of the Snowy Mountains. At one
time during the home