[4] In addition to county government offices, Winnett's businesses and services include a general store, two filling/service stations, a post office, a school system with grades K-12, an event venue completed in 2023,[5] a motel, 2 RV parks, a campground and a bar-and-grill.

[6] Local news is reported from the Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times.

Winnett ran away from home as a boy, seeking adventure in "Indian country."

His excellent marksmanship abilities helped him get jobs with outfits who were always looking for someone who could keep them in fresh meat.

When he was captured by Sioux Indians and later adopted into the tribe, he was given the name Eagle Eyes because of his remarkable shooting skills.

Winnett established a ranch in Montana Territory in 1879 near an active trading post and the Hangman's Tree used by vigilantes in the area.

Billings was the closest town, so Winnett built up a freight line business to haul supplies.

Each of his outfits consisted of ten to twenty horses and huge wagons.

The sudden increase in population drove new demands, and Winnett got its first sidewalks, streets, and water system.

[12] The grain elevator is still standing, and graded stretches of land where the tracks used to be are still visible.

[13] However, there have been rumors of oil in other geological formations in the central Montana area near Winnett.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2), all land.