Bynum is an

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and

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in Teton County,

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, United States, approximately 13 miles north of Choteau. Its population was 31 as of the 2010 census. Bynum is the site of a one-room country school, a general store, post office, an

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shop, and Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, which provides displays and educational programs about

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s. The town's name is derived from the surname of a family of early settlers in the area. The post office was established in 1885. In 1908 work on the Bynum Reservoir began. In 2017, the

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produced a segment highlighting Bynum's school and its tradition of starting each school day with a song and a dance.

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Bynum, Montana
Census-designated places in Teton County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Teton County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana {{TetonCountyMT-geo-stub