| RAVALLI COUNTY,
created by the Montana Legislature on March 3, 1893, is
located in western Montana. It was named after Father
Antony Ravalli, born May 6, 1812 in Ferrara, Italy, who
came here in 1845. Ravalli County is known as the
Bitterroot Valley. The valley was named for a small pink
flower, the Bitterroot, which is the state flower of
Montana. The flower received its name from the Indians
who harvested its starchy roots as part of their diet.
The valley was a travel route for several Indian tribes
as they traveled to the eastern plains to hunt bison,
but only the Salish-speaking people (Flathead Indians)
considered the valley their home. The Bitterroot Valley is located on the western edge of Montana, in a protected north/south mountain valley located between two mountain ranges, the Sapphire Mountain range on the east and the Bitterroot National Forest on the west. The elevation ranges from 3,200 feet at the north end of the valley to 10,157 feet on Trapper Peak in the mountains at the south end of the valley. The elevation at the Hamilton airport is 3,638 feet and the Stevensville airport elevation is 3,620 feet. The Bitterroot Valley is 96 miles long, 25 miles wide and is 2,394 square miles of land area. |
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I am a RAOGK (Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness) volunteer and post those requested obituaries plus many other obituaries which I find in the newspaper files at the museum in Hamilton. I was born and raised in the Bitter Root valley and have known, or have heard of, many of those people whose obituaries appear on the pages of this site. As the host of this site, I continually add information to the pages to help those who are seeking information about their ancestors who lived in Ravalli County. As I have the time to transcribe obits and other information about the valley, that information will be added to the pages. I welcome obits and other information donated for addition to the site. Check back periodically to see what has been added.
NEIGHBOR COUNTIES:
MISSOULA
DEERLODGE
GRANITE
BEAVERHEAD
Hosted and maintained by Karolyn Simpson
Please let me know if there are any dead or inactive links.
Comments, suggestions and contributions welcome!!
This site was last updated April 10, 2012
MacMade Graphic copyright 1999 by Byron Bray
I am a RAOGK (Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness) volunteer and post those requested obituaries plus many other obituaries which I find in the newspaper files at the museum in Hamilton. I was born and raised in the Bitter Root valley and have known, or have heard of, many of those people whose obituaries appear on the pages of this site. As the host of this site, I continually add information to the pages to help those who are seeking information about their ancestors who lived in Ravalli County. As I have the time to transcribe obits and other information about the valley, that information will be added to the pages. I welcome obits and other information donated for addition to the site. Check back periodically to see what has been added.
NEIGHBOR COUNTIES:
MISSOULA
DEERLODGE
GRANITE
BEAVERHEAD
Hosted and maintained by Karolyn Simpson
Please let me know if there are any dead or inactive links.
Comments, suggestions and contributions welcome!!
This site was last updated April 10, 2012
MacMade Graphic copyright 1999 by Byron Bray