Musselshell & Golden Valley Counties

Published: 2020
By Jennifer Solf

Musselshell and Golden Valley counties are located in the South Central region of Montana. There are 503 agriculture operations which encompass approximately 1.78 million acres. The Musselshell Valley has an exciting history which may be learned about at the local museum, which is open May through September. The Heritage Trail and River Walk follows the Musselshell River and offers beautiful scenery of the Musselshell County Fairgrounds. Golden Valley County includes the town of Lavina and the county seat is in Ryegate. Musselshell County holds the towns of Melstone and Musselshell, and the county seat is in Roundup. The major industries for both counties include cattle production, crop production, and coal mining.