McCone County is named for George McCone, who was a Montana state senator who helped create the County.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Valley County and Roosevelt County
E – Richland County and Dawson County
S – Prairie County
W – Garfield County and Valley County
Created: February 20, 1919 
County Seat:
Circle 1919 – present
County Courthouse – Circle
Location: 1004 C Avenue / Idaho Street
Built: 1949 – 1950
Style: Federal
Architect: J G Link & Company of Billings
Contractor: John Sterhan and S J Daniel & Sons of Glendive.
Description: The building faces east and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Circle. The building has a raised basement. The east front has a slightly projecting center section with recessed entrance on the second story and yellow colored panel on the second story. The foundation is concrete and the roof line is flat. In the interior, the County District Court courtroom is located on the north side of the third story. The building has a flat roof. The building contains the County District Court of the 7th Judicial District and the County Justice Court.
See: The architect, John G Link of Montana ( in association with Charles S Haire and others ) designed courthouses in Montana in Big Horn County, Carter County, Custer County, Dawson County, Granite County, Musselshell County, Richland County, Rosebud County, Sheridan County and Silver Bow County; in Oregon in Jackson County and in Wyoming in Park County, Sheridan County and Washakie County.
See: The 7th Judicial District includes Dawson County, McCone County, Prairie County, Richland County and Wibaux County.
History: The county was created in 1919 and Circle was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a one story frame structure built in 1913. The second and present courthouse was built in 1949 to 1950.
County Courthouse – Circle
County Distruct Court courtroom
Commissioner Minutes 1950
Photos taken 2011 and 2022