MONTANA COUNTY CODES

 1   Silver Bow           20   Valley               39   Fallon

 2   Cascade              21   Toole                40   Sweet Grass

 3   Yellowstone          22   Big Horn             41   McCone

 4   Missoula             23   Musselshell          42   Carter

 5   Lewis and Clark      24   Blaine               43   Broadwater

 6   Gallatin             25   Madison              44   Wheatland

 7   Flathead             26   Pondera              45   Prairie

 8   Fergus               27   Richland             46   Granite

 9   Powder River         28   Powell               47   Meagher

10   Carbon               29   Rosebud              48   Liberty

11   Phillips             30   Deer Lodge           49   Park

12   Hill                 31   Teton                50   Garfield

13   Ravalli              32   Stillwater           51   Jefferson

14   Custer               33   Treasure             52   Wibaux

15   Lake                 34   Sheridan             53   Golden Valley

16   Dawson               35   Sanders              54   Mineral

17   Roosevelt            36   Judith Basin         55   Petroleum

18   Beaverhead           37   Daniels              56   Lincoln

19   Chouteau             38   Glacier

In 1934-37, county treasurers forwarded applications by owners to

Deer Lodge, where the plates were mailed from.  Starting 1938,

plates were actually issued by county treasurers in 56 counties.