Lonetree (also Lone Tree or Steele) is a

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in Chouteau County,

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, United States. Founded ''circa'' 1885, it is located at (47.5416396, -110.2840931), at an altitude of 3,123 feet (952 m). 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. The entire community of Lonetree was added to the

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on September 11, 1980.

References

Geography of Chouteau County, Montana Ghost towns in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Chouteau County, Montana {{US-ghost-town-stub