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History · Stockett

Stockett’s post office opened in 1898, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 4 old photos and papers and maps from 1916 on.

1898first post office
0on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
4old photos & papers
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From Stockett’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Stockett began

When was Stockett founded?

1898

The Stockett post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 157128 years
Founding year: the first Stockett post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Stockett’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Stockett’s homes were built before 1953.
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Start Stockett’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stockett’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo4 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewGiffen Mine, 3 Miles Southwest of Stock…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Stockett, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stockett yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Stockett is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stockett had a population of 157. Stockett has a post office with ZIP code 59480. This company town was named for Cottonwood Coal Company manager Lewis Stockett. The mines stopped operating after diesel for railroad engines and natural gas for home heating were introduced. The town remains a bedroom community for Great Falls and serves area farmers and ranchers.

Its first post office opened in 1898. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 169 to 157 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Stockett, decade by decade

Date unknown4 to date
Giffen Mine, 3 Miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23 T18N R4E)Date?Giffen Mine, 3 Miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,2…Giffen Mine, Tipple, 3 miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23; T18N R4E)Date?Giffen Mine, Tipple, 3 miles Southwest of Stockett (S…Giffen Mine, Fan Housing, 3 miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23; T18N R4E)Date?Giffen Mine, Fan Housing, 3 miles Southwest of Stocke…Giffen Mine, Mine Shop, 3 miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23; T18N R4E)Date?Giffen Mine, Mine Shop, 3 miles Southwest of Stockett…
Today1 recent
MT Stockett 268279 1955 62500 geo (TIF)2018MT Stockett 268279 1955 62500 geo (TIF)
On the map

Stockett on the map, 1955 to 1965

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Stockett. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Stockett on the 1955 USGS mapStockett on the 1965 USGS map1955Stockett sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Stockett.

Every building

Stockett, building by building, 1916–1927

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Stockett fire insurance map, 1916, sheet 11916Sheet 1 of 2
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Giffen Mine, 3 Miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23 T18N R4E)
Retake this viewGiffen Mine, 3 Miles Southwest of Stockett (Sec. 14,22,23 T18N R4E)

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Stockett’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Famous people

Famous people close to Stockett

Nobody well known was born in Stockett itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gerald R. MolenAmerican film producer · b. 1935
William RothAmerican politician · b. 1921
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R. Gordon WassonAmerican ethnobiologist · b. 1898
Ian MacDonaldAmerican actor · b. 1914
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Clarence Sinclair BullAmerican photographer · b. 1895
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Emma L. BrockAmerican writer and artist · b. 1886
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Stockett’s post office has been open since 1898.

Gone or out of use
Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic ChurchchurchStockettlocaleStockett Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Stockett’s history

What year was Stockett founded?

The Stockett post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.