​Gallatin County, Montana

Gallatin County, named after President Madison's Seceretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin, is brimming with history. It was an area that was once home to very early native peoples dating back thousands of years. Tribal bands including the Shoshone, Nez Perce, Blackfeet, Flathead, and Sioux, date back several hundred years. The area was rich with game, water, and plants used by the natives.

Europeans may have entered the valley in the late 1700s as they searched and trapped for beaver pelts to send back East for hats and coats. The Lewis and Clark party left the first written description of the valley in both 1805 and 1806 during their epic journey.

When gold was discovered 60 and 80 miles to the west, the rush was on over the new Bozeman Trail, established by John Bozeman, a Georgian also looking for gold. Many who followed this trail for gold returned to the valley to take up farming and business. So began the town of Bozeman in 1864.
The town grew slowly, reaching a population of 3,500 by 1900. The Northern Pacific Railroad had completed its line through the town in 1883, and Montana Agricultural College held its first classes in 1893.

Located in  the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Gallatin County is the third-most populous county in scenic Montana. The County Seat of Bozeman encompasses over 50,000 people, yet has a small town feel. Located close to world-class downhill skiing, blue ribbon trout streams, Yellowstone National Park and a multitude of other outdoor activities.

Surrounded by the Absaroka, Bridger, Crazy, Gallatin, Madison, Spanish Peak, and Tobacco Root ranges, Gallatin Valley covers over 2,500 square miles, over half of which is under public ownership by the Gallatin Nation Forest, the State of Montana, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service. At the southern end of the county, West Yellowstone's entrance into Yellowstone National Park accounts for roughly half of all park visitors. Big Sky Resort, the largest ski resort in the United States, lies in Gallatin and neighboring Madison counties, midway between Bozeman and West Yellowstone.

Cities, Towns, and other Census-designated places in Gallatin County

• Belgrade
• Bozeman
• Three Forks

• Manhattan
• West Yellowstone

• Amsterdam​
• Big Sky
• Bridger
• Churchill
• Four Corners
• Gallatin Gateway
• Gallatin River Ranch

• Hedgen Lake Estates
• King Arthur Park
• Ponderosa Pines
• Sedan
• Springhill
• Willow Creek

Graveyards and Cemeteries in Gallatin County

• Brondel Catholic Cemetery—45°41′56″N 111°02′51″W
• Courts Cemetery—45°51′30″N 111°08′53″W
• Dry Creek Cemetery—45°52′54″N 111°12′28″W
• East Gallatin Cemetery—45°50′31″N 111°07′59″W
• Edens Cemetery—45°28′45″N 111°16′18″W
• Fairview Cemetery—45°52′18″N 111°32′00″W
• Fir Ridge Cemetery—44°47′44″N 111°06′08″W
• Fly Cemetery—45°53′38″N 111°14′58″W
• Gallatin Gateway Cemetery—45°36′47″N 111°11′46″W
• Headwaters Cemetery—45°55′40″N 111°29′58″W
• Hills Cemetery—45°41′08″N 111°18′38″W
• Holy Rosary Cemetery—45°42′00″N 111°02′50″W
• Little Holland Cemetery—45°41′10″N 111°18′38″W
• Logan Cemetery—45°53′17″N 111°28′19″W

• Meadowview Cemetery—45°49′28″N 111°18′32″W
• Morgan Cemetery—46°00′33″N 111°06′40″W
• Mount Green Cemetery—45°49′48″N 111°38′46″W
• Reese Creek Cemetery—45°51′00″N 111°08′53″W
• Sappington Cemetery—45°47′28″N 111°46′13″W
• Sedan Cemetery—45°57′13″N 110°51′14″W
• Soldiers Chapel Cemetery—45°15′50″N 111°15′23″W
• Springhill Cemetery—45°50′27″N 111°00′28″W
• Stateler Cemetery—45°48′58″N 111°38′18″W
• Sunset Hills Cemetery—45°40′25″N 111°01′28″W
• Timberline Cemetery—45°39′00″N 110°49′33″W
• Walker Cemetery—45°46′00″N 111°01′43″W
• Willow Creek Cemetery—45°49′50″N 111°38′48″W