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The Garfield County Soils Conservation District was formed in 1944 and officially recognized on February 26, 1945, thanks to the efforts of William A. Larson of Jordan, MT. Mr. Larson at that time directed the necessary steps to bring about a referendum which was placed before the landowners of the county as to whether or not they wanted a Soil Conservation District. The referendum carried by a vote of 104 to 9. The Montana State Soil Conservation Committee therefore appointed William A. Larson and Karl Karlson both of Jordan as the first two supervisors of the district.

The town of Jordan was accepted into the district on December 31, 1968. The district is governed by a board of seven supervisors, five elected and two appointed by the town.

On October 11, 1944, Secretary of State, Sam W. Mitchell of Montana duly issued a certificate to the board of supervisors of Garfield County Soil Conservation District. The initial district did not include the entire county.

Since the initial certificate of organization was issued, there has been one additional referendum for the inclusion of what was known as the Williams Coulee and Weed Coulee Cooperative State Grazing District. In 1954, the people of this district voted whether or not they wanted to be incorporated into the present district. The vote overwhelmingly carried and today the entire county of Garfield is included in the Garfield County Soil Conservation District.

In 1962 the name of the district was formally changed to Garfield County Soil and Water Conservation District. This name was later changed to the Garfield County Conservation District.