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Carbon County, Montana

72 topographic sheets cover 38 settlements here, and 81 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

81 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States
Carbon County within Montana

What the record shows

  • 454 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 81 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 48 buildings, 27 districts, 3 sites and 3 structures.
  • 3 of the 81 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 38 populated places in this county; 38 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

81

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bad Pass Trailsite197575000215
Baker and Lovering Storebuilding198686000885
Baldwin Buildingbuilding199392001777
Bearcreek Bankbuilding200404000251
Bearcreek Cemeterysite201111000017
Dr. Theodore J. Benson Housebuilding199392001780
John Blewett Housebuilding199392001789
Bluewater Creek Bridgestructure201111000223
Bridger Coal Company Housebuilding198787001215
Bridger Opera Housebuilding198787001217
Frank Brooder Housebuilding199392001787
Calvary Episcopal Churchbuilding198686002928
Camp Senia Historic Districtdistrict198888000441
Camp Senia Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Data)district201515000511
Cedarvaledistrict197575000161
Corey Housebuilding198787001219
Ewing-Snell Ranchbuilding197777000114
Farmers Trading Companybuilding2025100011503
Fire Hallbuilding198686000884
Forsman Housebuilding198787001233
Fromberg Concrete Arch Bridgestructure199392001790
Fromberg High Schoolbuilding199392001788
Fromberg Methodist-Episcopal Churchbuilding199392001781
Fromberg Opera Housebuilding199392001779
Gebo Barnbuilding200505000512
Gebo Cemeterysite199393000291
Henry Gebo Housebuilding198787001234
John Gibson Housebuilding199392001785
Glidden Housebuilding198787001236
Glidden Mercantilebuilding198787001237
Samuel Greenblatt Housebuilding199392001784
Heatherington Boarding Housebuilding198787001240
Hi Bug Historic Districtdistrict198686001932
Raymond Hough Housebuilding198787001242
House on Railroad Avenuebuilding198686000889
IOOF Hall and Fromberg Co-operative Mercantile Buildingbuilding199392001778
Joliet Bridgestructure198686000888
Joliet High Schoolbuilding198686000887
Joliet Residential Historic Districtdistrict198686000892
Kent Dairy Round Barnbuilding199595000381
Kero Farmstead Historic Districtdistrict200707000815
Kose Hallbuilding201313000152
Caroline Lockhart Ranchbuilding198989000155
Dr. Carl Marcus Housebuilding198787001243
Tracy McCall Housebuilding199392001782
Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonagebuilding198787001244
Montana, Wyoming and Southern Railroad Depotbuilding201212000828
Northern Pacific Railroad Depot-Frombergbuilding199392001776
Nutting Rentalbuilding198787001245
Francis Rahrer Housebuilding199392001786
Red Lodge Brewing Company-Red Lodge Canning Companydistrict200707000947
Red Lodge Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198383001057
Red Lodge Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198484002456
Red Lodge Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198484002456
Red Lodge Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198686001904
Red Lodge Communal Mausoleumbuilding201111000114
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Red Lodge-Cooke City Approach Road Historic Districtdistrict201414000219
Regis Grocerybuilding2024100010934
Rock Creek Ranger Station Historic Districtdistrict201616000729
Rock Creek State Bankbuilding198686000890
Sage Creek Ranger Stationbuilding2020100005456
Smith Mine Historic Districtdistrict200909000788
T. W. Smith Housebuilding198686000886
Southern Hotelbuilding198686000891
Hester E. Suydam Boarding Housebuilding199392001783
Warila Boarding House and Saunabuilding198585003382
Wool Warehousebuilding198787001246
Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association Campdistrict2022100008457
Yodeler Motelbuilding201414000078

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

459 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 459 of them, burning about 67,583 acres. 196 started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural196
Missing data/not specified/undetermined123
Recreation and ceremony58
Equipment and vehicle use21
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Debris and open burning14
Railroad operations and maintenance13
Fireworks7
Smoking5
Other causes4
Firearms and explosives use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 August 1996Natural14,890 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestSHEPARD MTN
26 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined10,173 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestCASCADE
14 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,859 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestRED WAFFLE
4 September 2002Natural5,495 acresSouthern Land OfficeCOW CREEK
17 July 2012Natural4,680 acresSouthern Land OfficeSTROUD FIRES
10 August 2003Natural3,000 acresSouthern Land OfficeBUTCHER CREEK
28 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,396 acresCuster Gallatin National ForestROSEBUD
31 October 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,173 acresSouthern Land OfficeEDGAR FIRE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 191 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 191 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, no injuries and about $2,190,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail117
Thunderstorm Wind36
Flash Flood12
Heavy Rain12
Flood8
Tornado3
Wildfire1
Lightning1
Funnel Cloud1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011FloodWashoe1 killed, $1,000,000Significant flooding occurred on creeks and streams across Carbon County with numerous county roads flooded, closing roads and resulting in significant damage. Emergency Travel only was advised at one point due to the severity of the flooding. Specifically, Rock Creek flooded, resulting in adjacent lowland flooding and closure of Grape Vine Road near Fromberg. Creeks were running out of their banks from the Beartooth Foothills between McLeod and Red Lodge, as well as tributaries of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River from Belfry to Bridger. Five Mile Creek flooded and washed out the bridge on East Pryor Road between Edgar and Pryor. Blue Water Creek east of Bridger flooded and washed out a county road as well. The heavy rainfall also resulted in water running over the spillway at Cooney Dam. This resulted in several homes flooded along Red Lodge Creek. ||On May 25th, significant flooding was reported in the town of Joliet as debris backed up Rock Creek resulting in evacuations. At the peak of this flooding, Highway 212 was closed from Rockvale to Red Lodge as 18 inches of water was reported on Highway 212 through the town of Joliet. Fifty homes flooded in the area and seven people, mainly elderly, had to leave with the assistance of the fire and sheriffs offices. The Joliet Motel reported a foot of water in each of their rooms. ||In addition, an 84-year-old woman drowned after she fell into a flooded ditch near her house. She was going to get her newspaper when she slipped and fell. The woman was swept a short distance downstream from her house near Boyd, where authorities found her body.||Damage estimates based on FEMA reviews and Individual Assistance approvals.
June 2011LightningWade1 killedCarbon County officials reported that a rancher was struck and killed by lightning in the Pryor Mountains. The Sheriff's department said a 54-year-old man was rounding up cattle for branding at a ranch about 12 miles east of Bridger when he and his horse were struck about 1:30 pm on June 11th. The man and his horse died at the scene.
July 2011FloodFox$600,000Flooding from June continued into July along Rock Creek near Two Mile Road. Emergency repairs were needed on the Two Mile Bridge(which was closed) north of Red Lodge. Rock Creek was also reported to have cut a new channel and was as high as it has ever been. As a result, residents in 4 to 5 homes were stranded in the Fox area about 6 miles north of Red Lodge. In addition, another 3 homes were under water in the Wagon Wheel Estates which is about 3 miles north of Red Lodge. Western Ranch Estates near Roberts was flooded. In addition, Grapevine and Cottonwood Roads near Silesia were closed. Rock Creek at Red Lodge rose above flood stage on the 5th and continued to run above flood stage through the 7th. The creek crested at 7.54 feet on the 5th and again at 7.69 feet on the 6th.
July 1998WildfireRed Lodge$525,000Dry lightning set off a wildfire which burned 133 acres near the Parkside Campground in the Beartooth National Forest.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindRed Lodge$50,000A chemical storage shed was blown apart.
June 2010Tornado (EF2)Warren$12,000The Bowler Flats tornado was on the ground for approximately one mile and lasted for five minutes. The tornado destroyed four transmission structures, damaged a transmission pole, shredded two wooden power poles and damaged some fencing.|Otherwise, it remained over open areas. The EF-2 damage was based on power and transmission poles being shredded with winds estimated from 111-135 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWarren$2,000Downed tree limbs greater than 3 inches in diameter and siding off houses was reported in Warren.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBoyd$1,000Two trees were downed around Boyd during a thunderstorm.
March 1988Tornado (F0)not stated$250no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindRed Lodge Arpt-Mesonet station TT839 Quad Creek at 9774 feet .
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHillsboro-Mesonet hbom8 Hillsboro.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindBridger-Tree damage, 2 large trees uprooted, grain silo destroyed. Very localized damage suggestive of a microburst. Gust estimated via damage information provided.
June 2025HailRoberts-One and a half inch hail reported.
June 2025HailRockvale-One and a quarter inch hail reported.
June 2025HailRoberts-One and a half inch hail reported.
June 2025HailRockvale-Report from mping.
July 2025HailJoliet-Image on Facebook shows hailstone sightly smaller than a tennis ball.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRed Lodge Arpt-Mesonet station Quad Creek.
June 2025HailRed Lodge-Mostly pea to half inch hail with a few quarter size hailstones mixed in.
June 2025HailRed Lodge-Hail Report.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindRoscoe-A wind gust was estimated at 70 mph.
June 2023Flash FloodRoberts-Cherry Springs road was washed out and was closed between Obert and Selms Road.
June 2023Flash FloodRoscoe-Red Lodge Creek and Willow Creek were reported flooded.
June 2023Flash FloodRed Lodge Arpt-Carbon County Emergency Manager reported a debris flow on Grove Creek on the Robertson Draw Burn Scar.
July 2023HailRoberts-Pea to quarter size hail was reported.
June 2022FloodRed Lodge-Please see Episode Narrative for information regarding this multi-county historic flood event.
July 2020HailRoscoe-The hail covered the ground.
August 2020HailRed Lodge Arpt-Nickel size hail and heavy rain were reported just east of Red Lodge.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBridger-Multiple pine trees were downed.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindRoberts Bangart Arpt-Half of a roof was blown off a home.
July 2018HailBoyd-The hail stripped trees of leaves and small limbs.
July 2018HailBridger-Some tree damage was reported.
July 2018HailBridger Muni Arpt-Some windows were broken out by the hail.
May 2018Flash FloodEdgar-Very heavy thunderstorms produced 2 to 4 inches of rain in a very short time across the area. Flash flooding was reported at several locations. The Department of Transportation reported 10 of water flowing over Highway 310 where a culvert was overwhelmed. Water 10 deep also was reported flowing down a street in Joliet. Several culverts across the area were overwhelmed leading to some roads being washed away.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindRoberts-Some trees were blown down, size unknown.
June 2015HailFox-Some of the hail was slightly larger than quarters.
May 2014FloodEdgar-The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone crested during the early evening on the 27th when the river was out of its banks. The river took out a tree and power pole and line which landed on the historical USGS measurement site for the river gauge at Edgar. The historical measurement site was smashed, but the electronic gauge was unharmed.
March 2014FloodEdgar-Some roads were closed due to high water. In addition, ice jam flooding occurred along the Clarks Fork between Bridger and Edgar.
March 2014FloodMason-County officials and the Montana Department of Transportation reported small stream and low land flooding. Numerous roads and some highways were reported to have water flowing across them.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindEdgar-Tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter were broken.
July 2013Flash FloodFromberg-There was a partial washout on Cherry Springs Road, as well as debris covering Selms Road.
July 2013Flash FloodRed Lodge-Streets flooded and manholes overflowed in downtown Red Lodge.
July 2013Flash FloodEdgar-Part of the Joliet to Fromberg road was washed out due to very heavy rain.
June 2011FloodFox-County officials reported flooding along Rock Creek near 2 Mile Road which resulted in 2 Mile Road north of Red Lodge being closed. In addition, Rock Creek in Red Lodge rose above flood stage on the 29th and continued above flood stage through the end of the month. The river crested at 7.78 feet on the 29th.
July 2011Flash FloodRed Lodge-Red Lodge fire chief reported water one foot deep flowing down the streets.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindFox-An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported 5 miles NNE of Red Lodge.
July 2009Flash FloodRed Lodge Arpt-Heavy rain over the Cascade Fire Area of 2008 caused the West Fork of Rock Creek to rise out of its banks. Two debris flows occurred on the south side of the West Fork of Rock Creek covering West Fork Road. In addition, two debris flows occurred on the north side of the West Fork of Rock Creek. The water level on the West Fork of Rock Creek was greater than 4 feet above normal and flowing outside of its banks at the peak of the event. Data shows that 1.85 inches of rain fell within three hours over the burn area with additional rainfall occuring beyond three hours. As a result of the debris flows and landslides, large boulders and downed trees covered West Fork Road.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindRed Lodge-An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph resulting in damage to a ranger station roof was reported in Red Lodge.
June 2008HailBridger-Some crop damage was reported.
June 2007Flash FloodRoberts-Several stretches of area roads were under water, including 212 and 78. Homes were flooded in Roberts.
June 2007Heavy RainBelfry-Rain totals from the event were 1.85 inches in 24 hours with a storm total of 1.94 inches.
June 2007Heavy RainRed Lodge Arpt-Rain total from the event was 3.74 inches in 24 hours.
June 2007Flash FloodRoberts-Water was over the road on Highway 72 south of Belfry, with the highway closed in Wyoming. Flooding was reported on country roads in the area.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBridger-South Bridger RAWS
June 2006HailBridger-10 to 15 minutes of hail
May 2005Heavy RainRoscoe-2.12 inches of rain 6S Roscoe (24-hour total)
May 2005Heavy RainLuther-5 inches of rain in Luther (24-hour total)
May 2005Heavy RainRed Lodge-4.40 inches of rain 5W Red Lodge (Cole Creek Snotel 24-hour total)
May 2005Heavy RainRoscoe-4.40 inches of rain 4S Roscoe (Burnt Mountain Snotel 24-hour total)
May 2005Heavy RainRed Lodge-6.99 inches of rain in Red Lodge

Mines and quarries

109 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 109 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 102 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Uranium59
Chromium14
Gypsum-Anhydrite8
Gold8
Limestone, General5
Silver4
Asbestos3
Semiprecious Gemstone2
Copper2
Vanadium2
Limestone, Dimension2
Vanadium, Uranium2
Stone, Crushed/Broken2
REE, Uranium1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Deadman QuarryStoneProducer
Jacob O. JokiManganeseUnknown
Old Glory MineUranium, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceVein
Thom PropertyREE, UraniumOccurrenceVein
Thom PropertyREE, UraniumOccurrence
Unnamed BentoniteClayOccurrence
Uranium ProspectUranium, Molybdenum, VanadiumProspect
Vijak Quartz LodeCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Big Cave In Nos. 1-18Vanadium, Uranium, Limestone, GeneralProspect
Cole Creek QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Dryhead Agate MineSemiprecious GemstoneProducer
Limestone OccurrenceLimestone, DimensionOccurrence
Lost JackSemiprecious GemstonePast Producer
Midland Empire Nos. 1-14Vanadium, Uranium, Limestone, GeneralProspect
Pryor GapStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
RearguardCopperOccurrence
Sandra MineUranium, VanadiumPast Producer
Unnamed VanadiumVanadiumOccurrence
Warren QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, GeneralProducer
Ferris AsbestosAsbestosOccurrence
Rosebud Asbestos ClaimAsbestosOccurrence
Rosebud, Tommy, JohnnyAsbestosOccurrenceAsbestos
Lake MaryGold, SilverProspect
North Grove Creek ProspectGold, SilverOccurrence
Silver RunGold, SilverProspect
Wapiti Mountain GroupGold, SilverProspect
Bluebird Nos. 1 & 2Uranium, Limestone, GeneralProspect
Warren QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Big Horn PlacerGoldUnknown
Bluewater Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Bowler GypsumGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Clarks Fork PlacerGoldUnknown
Clarks Fork PlacerGoldOccurrence
Daisy MineGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Gypsum Creek DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Jay Kay MineGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
North Red DomeGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
South Red Dome DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Unnamed GoldGoldOccurrence
Unnamed GypsumGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Bluebird No. 2 ClaimChromiumOccurrence
Drill ClaimChromiumPast Producer
Edsel GroupChromiumProspect
Four ChromesChromiumProspect
Gallon Jug No 4ChromiumPast Producer
Gallon Jug Nos 1 & 2ChromiumPast Producer
Highline GroupChromiumPast Producer
Little Nell GroupChromiumProspect
North Star ClaimChromiumPast Producer
Pick MineChromiumPast Producer
Rainbow No 4 ClaimChromiumOccurrence
Red LodgeChromiumProducerChromite, Magnetite
Red Lodge WashoeChromiumPast Producer
Shovel ClaimChromiumProspect
Bice MineUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
Bice MineUraniumProspect
Bridger CreekUraniumOccurrence
C. R. DiscoveryUraniumProspect
Drinkard PropertyUraniumOccurrence
Drinkard PropertyUraniumOccurrence
East Pryor MineUraniumOccurrence
East Pryor MineUraniumPast Producer
Green LeaseUraniumOccurrence
Green LeaseUraniumOccurrence
Green Streak ClaimUraniumOccurrence
Key MineUraniumOccurrence
Key MineUraniumOccurrence
Marie MineUraniumOccurrence
Old Glory MineUraniumPast Producer
Perc GroupUraniumOccurrence
Perc GroupUraniumOccurrence
Pryor Mountain MineUraniumOccurrence
Pryor Mountain MineUraniumPast Producer
Pryor MtnsUraniumOccurrenceFluorite, Tyuyamunite
Red Dome AreaUraniumOccurrence
Royse ClaimUraniumOccurrenceVein
Royse ClaimUraniumOccurrence
Sandra GroupUraniumOccurrenceVein
Sandra GroupUraniumOccurrenceTyuyamunite
Sandra MinesUraniumOccurrence
Sunset ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Swamp Frog MineUraniumOccurrence
Swamp Frog MineUraniumProducer
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
UnknownUraniumOccurrenceStratabound
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumProducerVein
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Unnamed UraniumUraniumOccurrence
Weaver PropertyUraniumOccurrence
Weaver PropertyUraniumOccurrence
Windmill No. 3UraniumOccurrence
Windmill OccurrenceUraniumOccurrence

Every populated place in the county

38

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Carbon County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.