Lemhi County is named for Fort Lemhi ( Limhi ), which was a remote Mormon missionary settlement from 1855 to 1858 in Bannock and Shoshone territory.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Ravalli County, Montana
E – Beaverhead County, Montana and Clark County
S – Clark County and Custer County
W – Valley County and Idaho County
Created: January 9, 1869 
County Seat:
Salmon 1869 – present
County Courthouse – Salmon
Location: 206 Courthouse Drive / Lombard Street
Built: 1909 – 1910
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: C C Rittenhouse of Los Angles, California
Contractor: W W Schults
Description: The building faces northeast and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The square shaped building sits on a landscaped hill in the center of Salmon and the northeast front has four tall columns rising to the top of second story with a header above. Rusticated stone trim compliments the brick. The first story entrance is framed with stone. At the roof line is a third story dormer with a Statue of Justice on the top by George Oxham of Ogden, Utah. The building houses the County District Court and County Magistrate Court of the 7th Judicial District. All the stone employed came from the Shoup quarry on Mud creek nearby.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Lemhi County Courthouse
See: The 7th Judicial District includes Bingham County, Bonneville County, Butte County, Clark County, Custer County, Fremont County, Jefferson County, Madison County and Teton County.
History: The county was created in 1869 and Salmon was selected as the county seat in 1869. The county used rented premises. In 1901, the county occupied the second story of the McNutt Building which is still standing at 301 Main Street and South Terrace Street. The present courthouse was constructed in 1909 to 1910.
County Courthouse – Salmon
Picture County Courthouse contactor W W Schults
Photos taken 2009