Additional Historical Resources

Pages of Time

Published in 1989, physical copies are available at the Winnett Public Library, and PDF's to download online here.
Petroleum County: A Brief History in Images.

Booklet available at the Petroleum County Library.

And the Meadowlark Still Sings

The supplement to the Pages of Time.

Available at the Petroleum County Library.
MT GEN WEB

More links and resources here. for Petroleum County

Winnett Schools Centennial Booklet

100 years of formal education in Petroleum County. Released for the school's centennial.

Available at the Petroleum County Library.
Download a PDF.
Family History Archive - Petroleum County Community Library
The Petroleum County Community Library houses the photo and document archive for the area.  Extensive newspaper and photo files exist for Winnett and surrounding communities as well as family files.
Follow the links to search what is available in our archives.  Please contact us with any questions.

Access the index to our Family History files here:
Winnett Times
The first edition of the Winnett Times ran in September of 1914 and the Library has a paper or digital copy of almost every edition until the Winnett Times quit being printed in Winnett in 1986.  The Library has had the Winnett Times volumes scanned from 1921 - the 1980s.  Visit or contact the library if you would like to peruse the Winnett Times.

It was resurrected as a local newsletter in 2022. Check it out at visitwinnett.com.


Winnett Cemetery
In 1916, Mr. Walter Winnett donated five acres to the Winnett Cemetery Association, which incorporated for the purpose of, “procuring and holding of lands to be used exclusively as a public cemetery or place of burial of the dead.” The roster of original Winnett Cemetery Association members reads like a “who’s who” of early day influential people in the Winnett area – Alexander, Winnett, Geis, Rasmussen, Woods, and more.

At the turn of the 21st century, the cemetery saw some restoration work – a land surveyor marked each row, an archaeological survey identified unmarked graves, the Winnett High School made new grave markers for previously unmarked graves, and the records of burials have been reconciled. 

Contact the Winnett Cemetery Association by calling Petroleum County Clerk and Recorder – 406-429-5311 - or simply visit the cemetery located just north of Winnett, MT.