Lonetree, Montana

Lonetree
Location Chouteau County, Montana
Nearest city Geraldine, Montana
Coordinates 47°32′30″N 110°17′03″W / 47.54167°N 110.28417°WCoordinates: 47°32′30″N 110°17′03″W / 47.54167°N 110.28417°W
Built 1885
Architect Christopher Wilson, Edward Wilson
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 80002410[1]
Added to NRHP September 11, 1980

Lonetree (also Lone Tree or Steele) is a ghost town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.[2] Founded around 1885,[1] it is located at 47°32′30″N 110°17′03″W / 47.54167°N 110.28417°W (47.5416396, -110.2840931), at an altitude of 3,123 feet (952 m).[2] For nearly thirty years it 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lonetree, Montana
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lonetree Post Office