About our Town

Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed.[4] He platted the townsite in 1867.

Jim Jenner - Saving the Burg

Documentarian Jim Jenner talks about his latest project, "Saving the Burg". It's the story of how a once proud mining town in Western Montana reinvented itself to become of the most popular tourist stops under the Big Sky. After the interview, watch the trailer for the movie which premiers Thursday, February 21, 2019.

Visit Philipsburg

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