Lonetree, Montana

United States historic place
Lonetree
47°32′30″N 110°17′03″W / 47.54167°N 110.28417°W / 47.54167; -110.28417
Built1885
ArchitectChristopher Wilson, Edward Wilson
NRHP reference No.80002410[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1980

Lonetree (also Lone Tree or Steele) is a ghost town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.[2] Founded circa 1885,[1] it is located at 47°32′30″N 110°17′03″W / 47.54167°N 110.28417°W / 47.54167; -110.28417 (47.5416396, -110.2840931), at an altitude of 3,123 feet (952 m).[2] 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.[3]

The entire community of Lonetree was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1980.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lonetree, Montana
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lonetree Post Office
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