Raynesford is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Judith Basin County Judith Basin County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,023. Its county seat is the town of Stanford. History Judith Basin County was formed of area taken from western Fergus and eastern Casc ...

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

, United States. The community includes a community center, a catholic church, a

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, and a post office. The post office was established under the name of " Spion Kop" on March 31, 1906; its name was changed to Raynesford exactly three years later. U.S. Route 87 runs along the southern side of town. Montana Highway 217's southern terminus intersects Stanford. Big Otter Creek flows through town. Nearby Sluice Boxes State Park provides rugged recreation. It is a former mining area located along the Belt Creek Canyon.

Demographics

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Raynesford has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Media

The ''Judith Basin Press'' is the local newspaper. It is published weekly.

References

Unincorporated communities in Judith Basin County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana Populated places established in 1902 {{JudithBasinCountyMT-geo-stub