Hinsdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Valley County, Montana, United States.

Native American tribes lived in the local area for thousands of years before European colonization.

[10] The area became populated with homesteaders seeking farm ground in the newly opened land [11] The original site, or Old Hinsdale, was located roughly one and a half miles east of the present town site.

"[12] The present town site was originally owned by William Woolridge, who was the depot agent in 1897.

The community of Hinsdale suffered greatly as the period saw one of the worst droughts in the areas history.

A second flood period occurred later in the spring as the soil was saturated and all of the water once again rushed into the streams and the Milk River.

After several weeks of small, scattered rainstorms, a larger system rolled through in late August.

Hinsdale All of the areas listed in the chart are CCDs, Census County Divisions.

The terrace is a raised area that was not cut down as far by erosion compared to the Milk River Valley.

Numerous soil horizons, including multiple layers of sandstone, are visible in the bench.

as the Rocky Mountain Front continued to gain elevation and increase the slope of the land, water began to erode away the sediment that had been deposited.

[27] During the last series of ice ages, the flow of the Missouri was diverted to its current riverbed.

[32] The Hinsdale Public School District is one of the other employers in the community, supply many teaching and support positions.

The two wings form an L-shape and the octagonal-shaped gymnasium occupies the inside angle of the high school and elementary.

Some of the primary commodities produced in the area include beef cattle, hard red wheats, and forages.

The community is also supported by a First Community Bank branch, Post Office, bar and cafe, pottery shop, ice cream shop, gunsmith, leathersmith, beauty parlor, gas station and convenience store, and other small businesses.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop.

The two-day event boasts a rodeo, street dance, parade, picnic, fireworks, and many other activities.

The tournament did not take place for over a decade until Levi Capdeville and Nate Remmich revived the tradition in 2013.