Alberton is a town in Mineral County, Montana, United States.

[5] The town was named for Albert J. Earling, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.

[6] On April 11, 1996, a Montana Rail Link train carrying chlorine derailed near Alberton.

The incident has been described as the largest chemical spill from a train in United States history.

[9] Alberton is located in eastern Mineral County on Interstate 90 at exit 75.

I-90 leads east 29 miles (47 km) to Missoula and northwest the same distance to Superior, the Mineral county seat.

[1] Alberton has a cool-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The brick building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[17] It is the home of Northwest Indian Bible School, a Bible-training institution founded and operated by the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference).