Lonetree

S of Geraldine, Geraldine, Montana. County/parish: Chouteau.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 11, 1980. NRIS 80002410.

7 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • Steele

From Wikipedia:

Lonetree, Montana

Lonetree (also Lone Tree or Steele) is a ghost town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States. Founded circa 1885, it is located at 47°32′30″N 110°17′03″W (47.5416396, -110.2840931), at an altitude of 3,123 feet (952 m). For nearly thirty years Lonetree possessed a post office, which was opened under the name of Steele on March 9, 1888; its name was changed to Lonetree on May 15, 1914. It bore this name for less than a year before closing on March 31, 1915.

The entire community of Lonetree was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1980.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71975793

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