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Yellowstone County.

Yellowstone County has 2,633.4 square miles of land in Montana. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Yellowstone County: Montana Central Grasslands, Pryor-Bighorn Foothills, Unglaciated Montana High Plains, among others.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Yellowstone County, Montana
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Yellowstone County, Montana · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Yellowstone County, Montana from above

USDA Farm Service Agency · National Agriculture Imagery Program, served by the USGS National Map

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THE SETTINGMontana Central Grasslands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS13 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Yellowstone County on the map

THE YELLOWSTONE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Montana Central Grasslands setting.

Yellowstone County has 2,633.4 square miles of land in Montana. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Yellowstone County: Montana Central Grasslands, Pryor-Bighorn Foothills, Unglaciated Montana High Plains, among others.

Rolling semiarid plains are punctuated by buttes, badlands and river breaks. Much of the regional terrain developed on sandstone, siltstone and shale without the leveling influence of continental glaciers.

Regional context: Northwestern Great Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Yellowstone County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Montana Central Grasslands56.6%
  2. Pryor-Bighorn Foothills21.8%
  3. Unglaciated Montana High Plains12.5%
  4. Pine Scoria Hills9.1%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Yellowstone County

The atlas lists 13 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Yellowstone County, including Billings, Lockwood, Laurel. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Yellowstone County

Yellowstone County by land and water

The Census records 15.6 square miles of water within Yellowstone County, or 0.6% of its total area. That share is close to Yellowstone County’s 0.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Yellowstone County has 1,732.5 times the land area of nearby Huntley CDP (1.52 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Big Horn County, Carbon County, Golden Valley County, Musselshell County, Rosebud County, Stillwater County, Treasure County within Montana. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Yellowstone County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Yellowstone County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Yellowstone County. The county includes 13 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Montana Central Grasslands setting

Montana Central Grasslands belongs to Northwestern Great Plains. Is the tract open rolling ground or broken badland terrain, and which access and stock-water records are available?

03

Check the route, beyond Huntley

Huntley is 2.9 miles southwest of the Yellowstone County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Yellowstone County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON YELLOWSTONE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 45.9370° N, 108.2767° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Yellowstone County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Yellowstone

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Yellowstone ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Yellowstone County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Montana Central Grasslands

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northwestern Great Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Montana landowner resources

Montana Cadastral

State Library mapping for locating parcels and researching property information.

DNRC water-right research

Explains water-right records and ways to research the rights associated with a property.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Yellowstone County.

Huntley lies about 2.9 miles southwest of Yellowstone County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Yellowstone County in context

NSEWHuntley · 2.9 miles1Shepherd · 3.4 miles2Worden · 5.8 miles3Ballantine · 6.5 miles4Lockwood · 9.4 miles5Nibbe · 12.4 miles6OUTER RING: 12.4 MILES
  1. 1
    Huntley2.9 mi · census-designated place
  2. 2
    Shepherd3.4 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Worden5.8 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Ballantine6.5 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Lockwood9.4 mi · census-designated place
  6. 6
    Nibbe12.4 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Montana; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Actoncensus-designated place
Ballantinecensus-designated place
Billingscity
Broadviewtown
Custercensus-designated place
Huntleycensus-designated place
Laurelcity
Lockwoodcensus-designated place
Mountain View Colonycensus-designated place
Nibbecensus-designated place
Pompeys Pillarcensus-designated place
Shepherdcensus-designated place
Wordencensus-designated place
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Yellowstone County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Yellowstone County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Yellowstone County. Yellowstone County’s 2,633.4 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Montana Central Grasslands describe all of Yellowstone County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 4 regional units; Montana Central Grasslands is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Huntley as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.9 miles southwest of Yellowstone County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Yellowstone County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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