Located in Teton County, Montana, the town of Fairfield began as a station on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road. It is situated between Great Falls and Choteau, and near Freezout Lake. Although the federal government had opened the area to homesteading in 1862, it wasn’t until the number of acres available for a homestead was raised, from 160 to 320, in 1909 that homesteaders began settling the area. In the dry landscape of Montana, farmers couldn’t earn a living on 160 acres but ranchers could do so on 320. When the Gibson Dam was completed in 1929, allowing for irrigation, more settlers came to Fairfield. Malting barley is an important crop in Fairfield, so much so that the town considers itself to be the Malting Barley Capital of the World.
Recommended Resources
The Chamber is a non-profit organization made up of business owners and other interested people in Fairfield, Montana. Its site includes membership and policy information about the Chamber, as well as a guide to the community, a business directory, and area events.
http://www.fairfieldmontana.us/
Offering guest accommodations in Fairfield, Montana, located midway between Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park, the motel has pet-friendly and family-friendly policies. Directions, availability, and contacts are featured.
http://www.fairfieldparkinn.com/
Published in Fairfield, Montana, the weekly newspaper has been in print since 1912, offering news, sports and business reports from north-central Montana, as well as obituaries, school news, opinion columns, and other features.
http://www.fairfieldsuntimes.com/
Owned and operated by nurse practitioners, the primary care clinic is located in the town of Fairfield, Montana. Its mission, services, location, hours of operation, insurance information, and access to various forms and policy data are included.
http://www.frontierfamilypractice.com/
Headquartered in Fairfield, Montana, the family owned and operated transportation business specializes in flatbed and stepdeck services throughout the United States, it commodities including steel, machinery, lumber, hay, stone products, equipment, and other building materials.
http://www.kcwoodstruckinginc.com/
Sun River Electric Cooperative
Affiliated with Touchstone Energy, the customer owned electric company is headquartered in Fairfield, Montana. The company history and service area are defined, information about its cooperative policies are featured, bill rates and fees are posted, and customers may apply for membership and service online, pay bills, or access account information.
http://www.sunriverelectric.coop/
Locally owned and operated, Teton Banks has branches in Fairfield, Choteau, and Sun River Valley, Montana. The full service bank offers all types of card services, as well as residential mortgage products, agricultural lending programs, and general banking services, including online banking. Its branch and ATM locations are posted.
https://www.tetonbanks.com/
