Brusett is northwest of Jordan. The post office was established in 1916. There was no post office to serve the settlers of LongTree Creek for many years, and homesteaders had to go to Bruce for their mail. When it was learned the Bruce office would be closed, Mrs. Glen Smith applied for a post office to be established in her community. She mad many trips with a team and buggy to consult with the Bruce postmaster, Musetta Stevenson. When Mrs. Smith got word from Washington that the post office would be moved to her home, she was also told that it must have a new name. Brusett was the name the postal authorities chose form the list sent in-it was Mrs. Smith's maiden name. As the other north Garfield County post offices closed one by one, the Brusett office handled mail for as many as 136 scattered families. Most roads around here were built after 1920; before that the people used trails. Brusett is now one of only six towns shows on the map in the vast area of Garfield County. (from Cheney's
Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company)
Garfield County is one of the most isolated parts of the state. In the early twentieth century thousands of homesteaders settled in Garfield County looking for a better life, but many of them only found hardship in Montana's badlands. One by one, the log cabins, dugouts, and tar-paper shacks were abandoned. The main reason for this was the county's isolation. The railroad never arrived, and the county roads were unimproved dirt roads or tracks across the prairie. Today, the wide-open areas around Brusett are known for ranches and farms, which are producers of cattle, sheep, and winter wheat.
