Petroleum County Community Data Base

and

Other Interesting Information

Below is a listing of what we have in our files.  Please contact the Petroleum County Library for copies or further information.

Call us at:

(406) 429-2451 or drop us a line at:

PO Box 188, Winnett, MT 59087

 

Name of File	Photographs	Listings	Maps	Typed History	Handwritten Notes	News Articles	Pg. # in Pages of Time	Miscellaneous
PET. CO. COMMUNITIES
Ashley	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Chpt. 1-pg. 13
Blakeslee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Chpt. 2-pg. 49	negatives, correspondence
Brush Creek	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Chpt. 3-pg. 99
Burgeton	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Chpt. 7-pg. 373
Cat Creek	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Chpt. 4-pg. 133	Postcard
Crooked Creek	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Page 709
Dovetail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Chpt. 5-pg 201	Descendent chart on Rigg family, letter from Hanson
Flatwillow	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Chpt. 6-pg. 261	Index cards, will, obits
Grass Range	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Hoyle	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	503-509
Jitney	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Chpt. 4-133	legal document, negatives
Kelley	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Chpt. 7-373	Booklet, letter
Mecaha	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Page 425
Missouri River	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Chpt. 8-415	journal, legal documents, report, bill, postcard, correspondence
Mosby	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Page 422	cemetary list
Musselshell River	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Chpt. 8-415	journal, cemetary list, correspondence, notes
Petrolia	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Chpt. 9-503
Petrolia Irrigation District	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Page 505 & 791	pamphlet, negatives
Ross	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Page 425	cemetery list
Shay	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Chpt. 4-133	cemetary index, obits/info on the Shay family
Smith	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Chpt. 9-503
Staff	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Chpt. 2-49
Teigen	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Chpt. 10-551	pamphlet, notes, correspondence,
Valentine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Chpt. 5-201	legal paper, school census
Wallview	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Chpt.6-261	Interim reports, correspondence
Weede	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Page 424
Welter	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Chpt. 2-49	news photo
Wilder	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		legal forms
OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST	Photographs	Listings	Maps	Typed History	Handwritten Notes	News Articles	Page # in Pages of Time	Miscellaneous
Petroleum Co. Ambulance	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	640, 793
Athletics	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	640-644, 617	Old track ribbons, negatives, tournament book
Boxing Club	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Page 246	programs, boxing card
Bratten Memorial Scholarship	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Page 666
Businesses:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Page 821	Menus, check, calendar, correspondence, invoices, newspaper
1st National Bank
1st State Bank of Winnett
Athletic Field
Big Sky Lures
Broadway Garage
Cliff's Auto Service
Cole's Service Station
Commercial Hotel
D & E Cash Store
Eager Mercantile
Harness Shop
Herweg's Cash Store
Kozy Korner Café
Leader Hotel
Light Plant
Machine Shop
Meat Market
Mid Rivers Telephone
Musselshell Valley Oil
Rasmussen Merc
Sage Hen Gallery
Schmidt Hotel
Stockman Bar
Swimming Pool
Town Café
Town Tavern
TV System
Winnett Block
Winnett Café
Winnett Creamery
Winnett Pharmacy
CCC Camp	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Page 621-622	Xmas card, correspondence
Carey Land Act	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		sale brochure
Centennial-St. of MT (1989)	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Centennial Cattle Drive	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes		newspaper, calendar, cartoon, Commerative Issue of Yellowstone Shopper
Churches	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes		obituaries
Community Library	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes		napkin, correspondence, invitation, policy book, speech, claims, budget, reports, will/legal form
Endowment Fund	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		financial report, pamphlet
Garden Club	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		plans, score sheets, correspondence, application, negatives
Grade School	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Pages 628-633	programs, negatives
High School	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Page 826	programs, obituaries, newsletter, annual, legal document
History Book	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		correspondence, obituary, poem, bills, copyright certificate, timeline, negatives
Library	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Page 623	plans, correspondence, deed, legal form
Oil Development	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes		newapapers,
Organizations	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	639-640	scrapbook, bylaws, booklets, program
Petroleum County	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		legal documents, pamphlets, phone directory, correspondence, pocket directory
Politics	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes		case study, registered elector list
Post Offices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		correspondence
Railroad	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		pamphlet, blueprint
Reunions	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	632-633	newspaper, programs, entry forms, notes
Schools	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes		Statistical tables, worksheets, notes
Sewer	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	617-618
Swimming Pool	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Page 616
Water	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Pages 617, 618	Specifications
Weather	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Winnett Times	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	603, 608, 623	Letter to Editor, Banner
Winnett, Town of:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	595-644, 630, 626, 619	legal document, area information sheet, name card
Winnett Opera House
Courthouse
Town Café & Town Tavern
Cemetery
Northern Hotel
Aristo
Post Office
Winnett Times
Commercial Hotel
Schmidt Hotel
Basin Lumber Co.
Winnett Rodeo
Mother's Café
Montana Elevator
Maybelle's Place
Jo & Eddy's
Savoy Hotel
Spears Restaurant
Harness Shop
Ice Cream Parlor
Town Hall
Woods Drug (see RJ Woods)								copy of the sale of a RJ woods medicine bottle from e-bay  2005