Lonetree is a ghost town

Ghost town

A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...

 in Chouteau County

Chouteau County, Montana

-National protected areas:* Lewis and Clark National Forest * Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument -Economy:Chouteau County is the largest winter wheat producer for the state of Montana...

, Montana

Montana

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, United States

United States

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. Founded around 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 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.

The entire community of Lonetree was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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on September 11, 1980.