Prairie County, Administrative county in Montana, United States.
Prairie County extends across 1,743 square miles of Montana terrain, with the Yellowstone River flowing through its southern portion near Terry.
The Montana Legislature established Prairie County in 1915 by combining portions of Custer, Dawson, and Fallon Counties into a new administrative division.
German and Norwegian heritage shapes the local traditions of Prairie County, with these ancestries representing over 60 percent of the population.
Interstate 94 runs through Prairie County from east to west, connecting the county seat of Terry with regional transportation networks.
The 1938 Custer Creek train disaster occurred in Prairie County when a bridge collapsed during a flash flood, resulting in 47 casualties.
Location: Montana
Inception: May 2, 1915
Capital city: Terry
Shares border with: McCone County, Custer County, Garfield County, Dawson County, Wibaux County, Fallon County
Website: http://prairie.mt.gov
GPS coordinates: 46.85000,-105.37000
Latest update: March 2, 2025 21:03
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Makoshika State Park
56.7 km
Yellowstone River Bridge
19.3 km
Main Street Historic District
61.5 km
Terry Badlands WSA
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St. Peter's Catholic Church
90.9 km
Merrill Avenue Historic District
57.4 km
Miles City Waterworks Building and Pumping Plant Park
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Charles Krug House
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Sacred Heart Church
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Powder River Bridge
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Bell Street Bridge
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Miles City Main Post Office
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Ursuline Convent of the Sacred Heart
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Glendive City Water Filtration Plant
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Walrond and Elizabeth Snell House
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building
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George M. Miles House
60.8 km
Cottonwood Creek Bridge
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East Main Street Residential Historic District
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William Harmon House
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Grandey Elementary School
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Northern Pacific Railroad Settling Tanks
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Glendive Dinosaur & Fossil Museum
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Thomas and Beulah Shore House
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Blackstock Residence
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Montana Theatre
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Park Theatre
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