1winnett_and_roundup_area.gifTRAVEL_MT2004-12-22T11:43:04222YVISITOR INFORMATIONhttp://www.southeastmontana.com10002270<DIV class="cityaspfont"><ul class= "fotocolumn"><li class="brewfoto"><IMG SRC="/Pictures/Cities/Melstone_Rangeland.JPG" BORDER=0 WIDTH=222 HEIGHT=140 ALIGN=BASELINE><p class="fotocap">Melstone Rangeland</p><p class="fotocred">Photo courtesy: MTOT</p></li></ul> <p>Melstone began as a Milwaukee Railroad station and was named for Melvin Stone, an Associated Press reporter who was aboard the train with the railroad's president, his daughter, and a friend, all of whom were naming towns along the line. The station was a freight division and promised to be important. Dry land farmers followed the railroad but the surrounding acres proved too dry, and now they are dotted with producing oil wells; while other towns around it are decaying, Melstone has begun a new lease on life. (from Cheney's <I>Names on the Face of Montana</I>, Mountain Press Publishing Company)</p> <p>Melstone is located along the Musselshell River, northeast of <a href="/categories/city.asp?SiteID=1&City=Billings">Billings</a>. Heading west along Highway 12 in Roundup is the <a href="/categories/moreinfo.asp?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3127">Musselshell Valley Historical Museum</a> with exhibits depicting the pioneer era in this valley.</p><map name="nearbycities"><area shape="rect" alt="Bighorn, Montana" coords="194,234,227,249" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=28"><area shape="rect" alt="Hysham, Montana" coords="227,219,249,234" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=176"><area shape="rect" alt="Ingomar, Montana" coords="208,166,248,180" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=177"><area shape="rect" alt="Sumatra, Montana" coords="188,151,223,165" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=320"><area shape="rect" alt="Melstone, Montana" coords="144,167,183,184" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=222"><area shape="rect" alt="Mussellshell, Montana" coords="101,179,143,196" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=233"><area shape="rect" alt="Roundup, Montana" coords="21,170,86,198" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=286"><area shape="rect" alt="Lavina, Montana" coords="7,218,42,236" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=195"><area shape="rect" alt="Sand Springs, Montana" coords="219,66,248,87" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=297"><area shape="rect" alt="Mosby, Montana" coords="147,57,174,72" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=232"><area shape="rect" alt="Cat Creek, Montana" coords="121,44,149,56" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=57"><area shape="rect" alt="Winnett, Montana" coords="77,49,120,74" href="/categories/city.asp?CityID=363"><area shape="rect" alt="Teigen, Montana" co1000487MELSTONECUSTERMT59054