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 two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Circle. The east front has a slightly projecting center section with recessed entrance on the first story and a yellow colored panel on the second story. The foundation is concrete and the roof line is flat. The courtroom is located at the northeast corner of the third story. The building houses the County District Court of the 7th Judicial District and 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
Commissioner Minutes 1950
Photos taken 2011 and 2022