Lincoln County, Montana

92 topographic sheets cover 35 settlements here, and 9 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

9 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States

Lincoln County within Montana

What the record shows

420 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 8 buildings and 1 structure.
The Geographic Names Information System records 35 populated places in this county; 35 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

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

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Ant Flat Ranger Station	building	1996	94001021
Coram Hotel, The	building	2012	12000593
Eureka Community Hall	building	1985	85003236
Farmers and Merchants State Bank	building	1995	95001062
Fortin Ranch House	building	2025	100011583
Heritage Museum, The	building	2020	100005148
Libby High School	building	2008	08000823
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge	structure	2006	06001178
Troy Jail	building	2006	06001179

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

4,130 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 4,130 of them, burning about 226,940 acres. 2,243 started naturally and 90 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	2243
Recreation and ceremony	554
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	473
Debris and open burning	377
Arson/incendiarism	90
Equipment and vehicle use	87
Power generation/transmission/distribution	84
Smoking	81
Railroad operations and maintenance	58
Fireworks	46
Misuse of fire by a minor	28
Other causes	9

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

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
27 July 2007	Natural	29,921 acres	Flathead National Forest	BRUSH CREEK
11 August 2017	Natural	24,752 acres	Kootenai National Forest	CARIBOU
30 August 2017	Natural	20,032 acres	Kootenai National Forest	WEST FORK
7 August 2017	Natural	12,938 acres	Kootenai National Forest	GIBRALTER RIDGE
11 August 2000	Natural	11,115 acres	Kootenai National Forest	STONE HILL
11 August 2000	Natural	9,423 acres	Kootenai National Forest	UPPER BEAVER
15 August 1994	Natural	9,000 acres	Kootenai National Forest	NORTH FORK BIG CREEK
11 August 2015	Natural	7,000 acres	Kootenai National Forest	MARSTON

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

Storms, 1964 to 2025

60 of 70 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 70 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 7 injuries and about $32,652,200 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	37
Hail	14
Flood	8
Heavy Rain	8
Funnel Cloud	2
Dust Devil	1

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

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	2 hurt, $1,500,000	no account filed
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	1 hurt, $30,000	Straight line winds blew numerous large trees down onto power lines, buildings, vehicles and roads in and around Yaak. Power was out to the entire community. Several large trees were blown down onto power lines in Libby from straight line winds. From Eureka to Port of Roosville, straight line winds blew numerous large trees and limbs down onto power lines and vehicles. One carport was blown into a field, and roof damage was reported.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	1 hurt	Numerous large trees and large limbs were blown down in and around Libby and Troy. In addition, a large tree was blown down on a hiker on the Cedar Creek trail 4 miles southwest of Libby. The rescue team reported that numerous trees were blown down over the trail.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Troy	1 hurt	A tree blew over and knocked a man off a ladder while he was doing construction on his home. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Central Portion	1 hurt	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	1 hurt	no account filed
December 2025	Flood	Yakt	$31,000,000	Notable infrastructure losses included the Farm-to-Market Road state bridge over Libby Creek, the Granite Creek county bridge, Ramsey Creek Bridge at milepost 8.9, Old Town/Libby Creek Bridge 8.1 miles up Libby Creek Road(NFS Road Number 231), West Fisher Road bridge over Lake Creek at about the 5.5 milepost, the Lower Granite Creek Bridge at milepost 2.5 on National Forest Service(NFS) Road 4791, Whoopie Creek Bridge(NFS Road 384) near Spar Lake in the Troy District, and Keeler Creek took out the Lake Creek Road county bridge(NFS Road 473) and the county levee in Troy. Additional washouts occurred on Libby Creek Road (NFS Road 231) at mileposts 0.9 and and about 25.0 and along NFS Road 384 where it was washed out due to a landslide past the Whoopie Creek Bridge. The Hiatt Creek Bridge(NFS Road 384) near Spar Lake sustained damage. While the Ross Creek bridge survived the flood, the creek bed beneath it rose significantly. Floodwaters deposited so much rock and gravel that the space under the bridge was reduced from 8 feet to 6 inches, leaving no room for water to pass. The West Fisher Road lost about 600 feet of road at milepost 25.5, and the Poorman Creek culvert washout on NFS Road 278/Bear Creek Road. The Upper Young Creek Road, NFS Road number 7202, located northwest of West Kootenai, was made impassable between milepost 3.5 and 3.6 due to a landslide. The Kootenai National Forest Service remarked that there were other bridges that incurred minor damage and they will have to repair some of the abutments. \|\|In the Ross Creek Cedars recreation area, the newly reconstructed facilities and trailscompleted just months prior at a cost of approximately $1.9 millionsustained major damage. The access route, NFS Road 398, was compromised by multiple landslides and debris deposits, including a large slide that taken half the road and a compromised bridge where Ross Creek Road crosses Ross Creek. \|\|In Libby, Cherry Creek jumped its banks to flood subdivisions along Cherry Creek Drive and Claire Avenue, while Libby Creek inundated homes near Champion Haul Road and Riverdale Drive, cutting off residents and submerging properties under nearly a foot of water on Vicks Lane. The Lower Flower Creek Diversion Dam was nearly compromised by debris and high sediment, resulting in a long-term boil water advisory for the City of Libby. For a time, the 5th Street Bridge in Libby was under water. Water was also across the road on West 2nd Street Extension by Parmenter Creek. \|\|In Troy, Callahan Creek washed away a 15-foot rock barrier, and Iron Creek caused flooding in multiple residences. Road 427/Callahan Road had 2 washouts (3.4 mile and 6 mile). Washout on road 473/Keeler Road. The Poorman Creek SNOTEL, located in the Cabinet Mountains south of Libby, reported 5.10 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. This marked the wettest 24-hour period within the month of December, and the third highest for any time of the year. The Yaak River near Troy crested at 8.3 feet(7,940 cubic feet per second) at 1130MST on December 11, while the Fisher River near Libby reached 7.67 feet(4,710 cubic feet per second) at 2115MST.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	$35,000	Estimated thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph produced substantial structural damage to the drive-in theater and the town ball park. Numerous large trees were also blown down.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Eureka	$20,000	Significant power line and power pole damage was reported by the power company, due to multiple, downed trees. A photo on social media showed a large pine tree on top of a car. Power was out in the area for almost 24 hours.
March 2017	Heavy Rain	Libby	$20,000	At least four trailer homes in Troy were directly impacted by water that had flowed over US-2 from an unauthorized channel that had overflowed. In Libby, a home cellar was flooded, the Libby Elementary School saw minor issues and Education Way was closed due to flooding caused by a clogged drainage. Silver Butte Creek south of Libby filled with debris causing it to re-route and surround a house with water during the early morning hours of the 19th. Several culverts had to be replaced due to washouts.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Roosville	$10,500	As a right-moving supercell approached the Eureka airport, it unleashed severe downdraft winds as reported by the AWOS sensor from the southwest direction for at least 12 minutes. The observer at the airport reported that one airplane flipped over, steel siding was torn off from a hanger, a telephone booth blew over, and an awning structure blew off.
July 2013	Hail	Roosville	$6,000	On the afternoon of Wednesday July 17th 2013, a right-moving supercell thunderstorm produced up to one inch hail with estimated winds near 80 mph just north of the Eureka airport in Montana. According to homeowners in the area, the mostly marble-sized hail flew sideways due to the hurricane force wind damaging roof shingles, siding, windows, paint and vehicles, and shredding vegetation. Trees toppled over in a northeast direction implying that winds could have been from the southwest.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Roosville	$4,700	On the afternoon of Wednesday July 17th 2013, a right-moving supercell thunderstorm produced up to one inch hail with estimated winds near 80 mph just north of the Eureka airport in Montana. According to homeowners in the area, the mostly marble-sized hail flew sideways due to the hurricane force wind damaging roof shingles, siding, windows, paint and vehicles, and shredding vegetation. Trees toppled over in a northeast direction implying that winds could have been from the southwest.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Troy	$4,000	The Lincoln County Emergency Manager reported that thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in the Troy area.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	$4,000	The emergency manager from Lincoln County reported that numerous trees and power lines were down with roads blocked in the Libby area. The Zonolite RAWS located at 4,200 feet MSL reported a 51 mph wind gust at the 21:06 MST observation time.
August 2009	Hail	Eureka	$4,000	Hail caused significant damage to two vehicles and broke small tree limbs off nearby trees 2 miles southeast of Eureka.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Troy	$2,500	A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds between 50 to 60 mph that caused tree damage and power outages in the area. The wind developed 10 to 12 minutes before brief heavy rain fell. They reported that the wind caused 4 big healthy fir and one yellow pine tree with a diameter of up to 2 feet to fall over. They also observed a few cottonwood trees with their tops blown off. A 200 person awning from a wedding was damaged while a part of the roof trim from the Bull Lake Fire Department blew off as a result of the wind. Timing is based on reports and post-radar analysis.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Yakt	$2,000	A few thunderstorm cells formed in northwest Montana, producing gusty outflow winds. There were multiple reports of trees down northwest of Troy along US Highway 2, near mile marker 5, including a large tree that blocked the highway. Around 2300MST, a car ran into a tree blocking part of Highway 2.
July 2013	Dust Devil	Gateway	$2,000	A member of the public in West Kootenai observed a strong and long-lived dust devil that caused roof damage to the Amish school and cut power momentarily at a warehouse. They said this was the strongest one they had ever experienced there in decades.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Roosville	$2,000	Local businesses located north of Eureka reported damage to outside equipment due to the wind and hail. Several 4 inch trees broke in half laying down pointing east-northeast. Two fir trees with a base diameter of 16 inches were lost: one fell over while the other broke in half. The wind ripped tin siding off of the buildings.
July 2013	Hail	Rexford	$2,000	On the afternoon of Wednesday July 17th 2013, a right-moving supercell thunderstorm developed near Troy and tracked north and east across Rexford. A local business in Rexford reported structure and vehicle damage due to the estimated half-dollar hail. Several teenagers received bruises from the hail when they were on the shore of Lake Kookanusa. They estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts to 50 mph.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	$2,000	Ten inch diameter trees were blown over along Montana Highway 37. Hail 0.5 to 0.75 inches in diameter was also reported.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Eureka Arpt	$1,000	On the afternoon of Wednesday July 17th 2013, a right-moving supercell thunderstorm moved across the region causing severe wind and hail. A local business northwest of Eureka reported at least 30 trees toppled due to the strong wind. Also the combination of wind and hail damaged the greens at a nearby golf course.
July 2013	Hail	Eureka Arpt	$500	A resident reported damage to window screens and 150 fruit trees by the combination of hail and strong wind. They reported that the estimated one inch hail had a disc-shaped appearance.
February 2025	Heavy Rain	Kootenai Falls	-	Up to 2.00 inches of rain fell from Bull Lake to Noxon, heaviest on the evening of the 23rd.
June 2022	Flood	Libby	-	The Yaak River near Troy reached minor flood stage with limited impact noted. More significant impacts occurred along Hwy 508 between US Highway 2 and Yaak, as debris and water across the road resulted in a closure for much of June 14.
June 2021	Hail	Libby	-	Reports of dime to quarter sized hail in Libby. Some trees lost leaves but no other damage was noted.
May 2018	Flood	Yakt	-	The Yaak River reached minor flood stage and affected low lying areas adjacent to the river.
March 2017	Flood	Happys Inn	-	The Fisher River gauge peaked at 7.8 feet for 8 hours.
July 2016	Hail	Troy Usfs Arpt	-	A member of the public in Troy reported one inch hail at around 4:46 pm.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Troy	-	A spotter reported multiple power poles down, along with power outages.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Kootenai Falls	-	Law enforcement reported a tree down which blocked the south bound lane of highway 56 between mile marker 23 and 24 for a period of time.
March 2014	Heavy Rain	Libby	-	Several days of moderate to heavy rainfall contributed to rock slides across northwest Montana. One in particular blocked a lane on Montana 37 north of the Libby Dam for a few hours.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Rexford	-	The forest service located in Rexford reported that multiple trees had fallen down or snapped off.
July 2013	Hail	Roosville	-	Local businesses north of Eureka reported damage to outside equipment due to the wind and hail estimated at one inch.
May 2013	Flood	Yaak	-	A forest service employee reported minor flooding on the Yaak River at the Whitetail campground.
October 2012	Heavy Rain	Kootenai Falls	-	The rainfall total for 24 hours was 2.10 inches. This was measured 13 miles north northeast of Heron.
October 2011	Heavy Rain	Ripley	-	Spotter at Hawkins Lake reported 0.70 inches of rain in 12 hours.
October 2011	Heavy Rain	Jennings	-	Libby Dam reported 0.87 inches of rain in 12 hours.
October 2011	Heavy Rain	Happys Inn	-	Rainfall of 0.71 inches was reported near the Fisher River.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Libby	-	A trained spotter reported one inch of rain in 30 minutes.
May 2008	Funnel Cloud	Rexford	-	Northwest Montana Border Patrol and public reported funnel cloud between Rexford and Eureka, MT.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Fortine	-	The CO-OP Observer in Fortine reported several large trees blown down from thunderstorm winds.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Yaak	-	A severe thunderstorm blew down 30-40 pine trees over an 2-3 acre area near Yaak. The largest trees had a diameter of 18 inches.
November 2006	Flood	Eureka	-	Lincoln County Sheriff reported bridge washouts, small stream flooding county wide with residents sandbagging property to protect homes. Flooding was reported near Libby from Libby Creek over topping its bands and flood waters lapping onto a home.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Yaak	-	Wind blew many trees down causing power outages in Yaak.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	Thunderstorm winds blew roofs off of homes and blew large trees down.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Billings	-	Thunderstorm winds blew roofs off of homes and blew large trees down.
July 2006	Hail	Troy	-	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	-	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Libby	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Troy	-	no account filed
April 2002	Flood	Libby	-	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Central Portion	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Libby	-	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Troy	-	no account filed
July 1997	Funnel Cloud	Libby	-	no account filed
August 1997	Hail	Trego	-	no account filed
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Troy	-	no account filed
September 1997	Hail	Libby	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

279 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 279 workings inside this county. 9 still produce and 270 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Gold	80
Lead	53
Copper	46
Silver	33
Barium-Barite	15
Lead, Silver	8
Silver, Lead	8
Lead, Zinc	7
Iron	7
Zinc	7
Zinc, Silver, Lead	6
Gold, Silver	6
Tungsten	5
Vermiculite	5

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
American Kootenai	Sulfur, Gold	Past Producer
Big Creek	Silver, Zinc, Lead	Prospect
Big Eight Mine	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Cobalt	Past Producer	1925
Branagan Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Callahan Creek Deposits	Tungsten, Lead, Silver	Occurrence	Scheelite
Copper-Lead-Iron-Manganese Occur.	Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese, Zinc	Occurrence
Copper-Silver-Iron Occurrence	Copper, Gold, Iron, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
Denver No. 1 & 2	Lead, Tungsten, Silver	Unknown
Diamond John	Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Esther May Mine	Asbestos, Uranium	Occurrence	Anthophyllite, Tremolite
Gold Hill Nos. 1,2, and 3	Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Producer	Vein
Great Northern Property	Lead, Zinc, Iron, Copper	Occurrence
Hand Mine	Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
Hansen Prospect	Copper, Beryllium, Gold, Silver	Unknown
Hathaway	Copper, Zinc, Iron, Lead, Silver	Prospect
Heintz R A Construction	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Indian Head Tungsten	Molybdenum, Tungsten	Unknown
Iron-Phosphate Occurrence	Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Sodium, Zeolites	Occurrence
Kennedy	Copper, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
King Mine	Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper	Producer	1887
Libby, Snowshoe	Gold, Silver, Lead	Producer	Galena
Manganese-Lead-Copper-Iron Occur.	Manganese, Copper, Iron, Lead	Occurrence
Midas Mine	Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Silver	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Gold, Scheelite
Napoleon Prospect	Lead, Copper, Vanadium, Zinc, Strontium	Past Producer
Oro Mine	Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Uranium, Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Silver King	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Snowshoe	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer	Underground
Snowshoe Mine	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc	Producer	1889, 1890
Snowstorm Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold	Past Producer	1925
Strodtbeck	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Sylvanite	Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Troy Area	Platinum	Occurrence	Unknown
Union	Copper, Zinc, Lead	Prospect
Unnamed Aluminum	Aluminum	Occurrence
Unnamed Clay	Clay	Occurrence
Unnamed Quartz-Limonite Occurrence	Sulfides, Iron	Occurrence	Vein
Viking Mine	Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Wollastonite Veins	Silica	Prospect
Woods Mine	Lead, Diatomite, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Yaak Falls	Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead	Prospect
Bull Lake Prospect	Nickel	Unknown
Gloria	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Gold Flint-Key Stone	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	Past Producer
Granite Concrete Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Grouse Mtn., Troy	Silver, Lead, Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Herbert Group	Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver	Past Producer
Libby Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lynx Creek	Talc-Soapstone	Occurrence
Mc Guire Prospect	Silver, Copper, Lead	Unknown
Metallic Minerals Occurrence	Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead	Occurrence
Milton Group	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	Unknown
Second Chance	Copper, Silver, Lead	Occurrence
Silver Mountain	Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
Spar Lake	Quartz	Occurrence
Troy Dike	Nickel	Unknown
Unnamed Barite & Calcite	Barium-Barite, Calcium	Prospect
Unnamed Calcite	Calcium	Occurrence
Unnamed Chlorite & Sericite	Mica	Occurrence
Unnamed Feldspar & Mica	Feldspar, Mica	Occurrence
Unnamed Quartz	Quartz	Occurrence
Unnamed Silver, Lead & Copper	Silver, Copper, Lead	Occurrence
Unnamed Talc	Talc-Soapstone	Occurrence
Vermiculite Mountain Mine	Vermiculite, Feldspar	Producer	1915, 1925
Viking Mine	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	Past Producer	1934
Big Sky	Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Black Diamond	Gold, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Cableway Group	Gold, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Canuck Copper	Lead, Copper	Occurrence
Copper Reward	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Prospect
Esther May Asbestos	Asbestos	Occurrence
Gold Hill	Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Kennedy Group	Uranium	Occurrence
Kirkpatrick	Gold, Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Larue-Cripe	Asbestos	Prospect
Mastodon	Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver	Unknown
Montana Silver-Lead	Lead, Copper, Gold	Past Producer
Seattle	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Prospect
Snowfall Prospect	Silver, Copper, Gold	Prospect
Unknown	Uranium	Occurrence
Unnamed Asbestos	Asbestos	Occurrence
Unnamed Silver, Gold, & Copper	Silver, Copper, Gold	Occurrence
Unnamed Uranium	Uranium	Occurrence
Big Eight	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
Glacier Silver-Lead	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
Hoerner	Gold, Copper, Silver	Prospect
Iron Mask	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
J.F. Claims	Copper, Silver	Prospect
Lucky Mac Group	Lead, Copper, Silver	Unknown
Raven	Lead, Silver, Copper	Prospect
Snowfall Prospect	Silver, Copper, Gold	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite
St Paul	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
Swansea Rosa Lode Claim	Barium-Barite, Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Troy	Silver, Copper, Lead	Producer	1963, 1981
Unnamed Galena, Copper, & Silver	Lead, Silver, Copper	Occurrence
Bear	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
Duplex	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Iron Occurrence	Iron, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
Last Chance Group	Vermiculite	Occurrence
Limestone Occurrence	Limestone, Dimension	Occurrence
Limestone Occurrence	Limestone, Dimension	Occurrence
Limestone Occurrence	Limestone, Dimension	Occurrence
Limestone Occurrence	Limestone, Dimension	Occurrence
Midas Mine	Gold, Tungsten	Past Producer
Miller Creek Deposits	Tungsten	Occurrence	Scheelite
Silver Cable	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Statesman	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Prospect
Universal Zonolite Corp. Property	Vermiculite	Past Producer
Unnamed Limestone	Limestone, Dimension	Occurrence
Vermiculite Mountain Mine	Vermiculite	Producer
Waylett Group	Tungsten	Prospect
Zonolite Mine	Vermiculite	Past Producer
Betty Mae	Copper, Gold, Silver	Prospect
Copper Mountain	Copper, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Double Mac	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Giant Sunrise	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Grouse Mountain	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Prospect
Last Chance	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Prospect
Liberty Metals	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Nancy	Copper, Gold, Silver	Prospect
Princess Ethne	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Silver Butte Mine	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Unnamed Copper	Copper, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Copper, Gold & Silver	Copper, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
B&B Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Cabinet	Zinc, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Callahan Creek Deposits	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Vein
Copper-Iron Occurrence	Copper, Iron	Occurrence
Iron Occurrence	Iron	Occurrence
Iron Occurrence	Iron	Occurrence
Iron-Copper Occurrence	Iron, Copper	Occurrence
L-B Lemire-Bartlett Lead Cliff	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Lost Cause Mine	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Potter	Copper, Iron	Past Producer
Silver King Claims	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Galena, Sphalerite
Snowstorm	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Past Producer	1911
Unnamed Copper	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Prospect
Unnamed Copper	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Prospect
Unnamed Lead & Zinc	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Valley View Claim	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Zollars	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Prospect
Big Creek Extension	Gold, Lead, Silver	Prospect
Christmas Tree Mine	Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Golden West Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Hannegan	Silver, Lead	Occurrence
John Bull-Uncle Sam Mine	Gold, Lead, Silver	Prospect
King	Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Montezuma	Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Oro-Highland	Silver, Lead	Prospect
Remp	Silver, Lead	Prospect
Silver Grouse	Silver, Lead	Prospect
Unnamed Copper, Lead, & Silver	Copper, Silver, Lead	Occurrence
Victor-Empire	Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Williams	Lead, Silver	Prospect
Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite	Prospect
Bonnett-Hoerner	Barium-Barite	Prospect
Copper Mountain Mine	Barium-Barite	Past Producer
Copper Mtn	Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Barite
Kenelty Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite	Past Producer	1960, 1962
Kenelty Mine	Barium-Barite	Past Producer
Kotschevar Barite	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Kotschevar Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Barite
Moen	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Montana Premier Mine	Copper, Barium-Barite	Prospect
Unnamed Barite	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Unnamed Barium	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Unnamed Barium	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Bee and Zee	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Blue Bird Mine	Silver	Prospect
Boulder Hill	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Cabinet Queen Prospect	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Callahan Creek Deposits	Lead, Silver	Occurrence
Ferrel	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Fisher River Quarry	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Green Mountain	Copper, Silver	Prospect
Haywire	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Horse Hill	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Irish Boy	Silver, Gold	Prospect
Jumbo Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Keeler Mountain	Lead, Silver	Prospect
Kenelty	Silver	Prospect
Kentucky Vermillion	Lead, Silver	Past Producer
New Morning Glory	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Peterson Twin Peaks Mine	Copper, Silver	Prospect
Phillips	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Rankin	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Unnamed Gold & Silver	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Gold & Silver	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Gold & Silver	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Gold & Silver	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Gold & Silver	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Silver	Silver	Occurrence
Wayup Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Ada Prospect	Copper, Lead	Unknown
American Eagle	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Big Four	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Black Horse	Copper	Prospect
Blacktail	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Bluebird	Copper	Unknown
Bonus Claim	Lead, Copper	Unknown
Daniel Lee	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Gold Hill	Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Independence	Copper	Past Producer
John Francis Claims	Copper	Prospect
Joseph Prospect	Copper	Occurrence
Leigh Creek	Copper, Lead	Unknown
Missouri	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Mountain Rose	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Spar Lake Prospect	Copper	Prospect	Sedimentary
Sunrise Mine	Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Tetrault	Copper	Prospect
Texas Ranger Group	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Trio	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Twin Peaks Prospect	Copper	Occurrence
Universal	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Unnamed Copper	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Copper	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Galena & Copper	Lead, Copper	Occurrence
Weyerhaeuser	Lead, Copper	Prospect
Bimetallic	Lead	Prospect
Crater	Lead	Prospect
D. & W. Group	Lead	Prospect
Demonstrator	Lead	Prospect
Fairbault	Lead	Prospect
Fourth of July	Lead	Prospect
Granite Creek	Lead	Past Producer
Grizzly	Lead	Prospect
Hiawatha	Lead	Prospect
Illinois-Mountana Group	Lead	Prospect	1902
Little Spokane	Lead	Prospect
Loyal	Lead	Prospect
Montana Morning	Lead	Past Producer
Mustang	Lead	Prospect
Olsen&Switzer	Lead	Occurrence
Rex Mine	Lead	Past Producer
Silver Strike	Lead	Prospect
Silver Tip	Lead	Prospect
Silvertip	Lead	Prospect
Unnamed Galena	Lead	Occurrence
Alpine Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Big Chance Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Big Cherry Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Big Eight Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Bolyard Placer	Gold	Unknown
Callahan Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
China Creek	Gold	Past Producer
Comet Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Condor Mining & Leasing	Gold	Unknown
Copeland	Gold	Occurrence
Cow Creek	Gold	Past Producer
Darling Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Dome Mine	Gold	Unknown
Fisher River Property	Gold	Producer	Placer
Fisher River Property	Gold	Unknown
Ford Placer	Gold	Unknown
Getner Placer	Gold	Unknown
Golden Bear	Gold	Past Producer
Harry Howard Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Howard Creek Claim	Gold	Occurrence
Hoyt	Gold	Unknown
Libby Creek Gold Mining Co.	Gold	Past Producer
Libby Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Libby Prospect	Gold	Unknown	Unclassified
Miller Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Montana Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Mustang Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Nugget Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Red Gulch Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Snipetown Placer	Gold	Unknown
Solo Joe	Gold	Occurrence
Stonehill Placer	Gold	Unknown
Sunrise	Gold	Past Producer
Sutton Creek Placer	Gold	Unknown
Tideman Placer	Gold	Prospect
Tobacco River Placer	Gold	Prospect
Unnamed Gold	Gold	Occurrence
Unnamed Gold	Gold	Occurrence
Unnamed Gold	Gold	Occurrence
Wolf Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Zootenai River Placer	Gold	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

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.

Ant Flat

Eureka census division · 59934 · On Dickey Creek · Edna Mountain quadrangle

13 sheets, 1913 to 1997
Bull Lake

Troy census division · 59935 · On Payne Creek · Ibex Peak quadrangle

14 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Dodge Summit

Troy census division · Near Red Mountain · Red Mountain quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1997
Eagle Lake Ranch

Eureka census division · 59918 · On Deep Creek · Fortine quadrangle

13 sheets, 1913 to 1997
Eureka

Eureka census division · 59917 · On Sinclair Creek · Eureka North quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1997
Fish Lake

Eureka census division · 59933 · On Hellroaring Creek · Bull Lake quadrangle

13 sheets, 1913 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Fortine

Eureka census division · 59918 · On Deep Creek · Fortine quadrangle

13 sheets, 1913 to 1997
Gateway

Eureka census division · 59930 · Rexford quadrangle

11 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Green Acres

Libby census division · 59923 · On Flower Creek · Libby quadrangle

14 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Happys Inn

Libby census division · 59923 · On Wabuno Creek · Loon Lake quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Jennings

Libby census division · 59923 · Near Canoe Gulch · Tony Peak quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Kootenai Falls

Troy census division · 59935 · On Kool Creek · Kootenai Falls quadrangle

14 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Libby

Libby census division · 59923 · On Flower Creek · Libby quadrangle

14 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Manicke

Libby census division · 59923 · On McGinnis Creek · Kenelty Mountain quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Midvale

Eureka census division · 59917 · On Sinclair Creek · Eureka North quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1997
Mills Springs

Eureka census division · 59917 · Eureka North quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Pioneer Junction

Libby census division · 59923 · On Prospect Creek · Little Hoodoo Mountain quadrangle

14 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Rexford

Eureka census division · 59930 · On Tobacco River · Rexford quadrangle

11 sheets, 1957 to 1997
Ripley

Libby census division · 59923 · Near Kennedy Gulch · Vermiculite Mountain quadrangle

16 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Riverside

Eureka census division · 59930 · On Tobacco River · Rexford quadrangle

11 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Roosville

Eureka census division · 59917 · Eureka North quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1997
Scotchville

Libby census division · 59923 · On Alder Creek · Tony Peak quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Stonehill

Eureka census division · On Big Creek · Inch Mountain quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Stryker

Eureka census division · 59933 · Stryker quadrangle

14 sheets, 1913 to 1997
Sylvanite

Troy census division · 59935 · On Crawford Creek · Sylvanite quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1997
Tobacco

Eureka census division · 59917 · On Therriault Creek · Fortine quadrangle

13 sheets, 1913 to 1997
Tobacco

Eureka census division · 59917 · On DeRozier Creek · Eureka North quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Trego

Eureka census division · 59934 · On Cripple Creek · Stryker quadrangle

14 sheets, 1913 to 1997
Troy

Troy census division · 59935 · On Callahan Creek · Troy quadrangle

14 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Ural

Libby census division · On Ural Creek · Ural Creek quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Volcour

Libby census division · On Fivemile Creek · Volcour Gulch quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
Warland

Libby census division · On Barron Creek · Ural Creek quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1997

No longer a settlement
White Haven

Libby census division · 59923 · On Prospect Creek · Little Hoodoo Mountain quadrangle

14 sheets, 1920 to 1997
Yaak

Troy census division · 59935 · On South Fork Yaak River · Yaak quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1997
Yakt

Troy census division · 59935 · On Star Creek · Kilbrennan Lake quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1997

The vanished settlements of Lincoln 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.