Abandoned Record
About Lonetree
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).
This is a site record: what public sources say about Lonetree, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Lonetree is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Lonetree
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1890 Fort Benton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1892 Fort Benton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1897 Fort Benton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Great Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Great Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Geraldine sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Fort Benton sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Lonetree
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
- Fort Benton26.3 mi NW · Chouteau
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Lonetree, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6671783.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).