Ravalli County, Montana

104 topographic sheets cover 43 settlements here, and 92 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

92 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States

Ravalli County within Montana

What the record shows

655 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
92 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 85 buildings, 6 districts and 1 structure.
7 of the 92 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 43 populated places in this county; 43 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
Allison-Reinkeh House	building	1988	88001280
Alta Ranger Station	building	1974	74001099
Bass Mansion	building	1978	78001691
Daniel V. Bean House	building	1988	88001288
Bitter Root Cooperative Creamery	building	1991	91000726
Oliver Blood House	building	1988	88001279
Boulder Point Lookout	building	2018	100002044
Brooks Hotel	building	1980	80002430
Charles Amos Buck House	building	1991	91000727
Fred Buck House	building	1991	91000729
Canyon Creek Laboratory of the U.S. Public Health Service	building	1970	70000362
W. T. Caple House	building	1991	91000730
Jennie Clark House	building	1991	91000731
William Cochran House	building	1991	91000732
Como School	building	2022	100008424
Conway House	building	1988	88001291
Calvin and Maggie Cook House	building	1991	91000734
Wilbur Cook House	building	1991	91000733
Martin Cramer House	building	1987	87001259
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital	building	1978	78001690
DeNayer House	building	1994	94000782
F. H. Drinkenberg's First Home	building	1988	88001289
El Capitan Lodge	building	1990	90001792
E. G. Ellis House	building	1988	88001281
Emhoff House	building	1991	91000736
Etna School	building	1997	97000504
First Baptist Church	building	1991	91000737
First State Bank, Dowling and Emhoff Buildings	building	1991	91000738
Joseph Fisher House	building	1991	91000739
Fort Owen	building	1970	70000363
Perry Foust House	building	1991	91000740
Foye Rental Houses	building	1988	88001292
Charles Fulton House	building	1991	91000742
Gavin House	building	1991	91000743
Sherman Gill House	building	1988	88001282
Gird Point Lookout	building	2018	100002297
Gleason Building	building	1991	91000744
Goff House	building	1988	88001283
Gordon House	building	1988	88001294
Charles Granke House	building	1988	88001278
Hamilton Commercial Historic District	district	1988	88001273
Hamilton Southside Residential Historic District	district	1988	88001272
Hamilton Town Hall	building	1980	80002431
Rose Harrington House	building	1991	91000745
Hayward Lodge	building	2015	15000216
Charles Hoffman House	building	1988	88001277
John G. Howe House	building	1991	91000746
IOOF Hall	building	1991	91000747
John Lagerquist House	building	1988	88001284
Lancaster House	building	1991	91000748
John A. Landram House	building	1996	91000749
Lockridge House	building	1991	91000750
Lost Horse Fireman's Cabin (24RA197)	building	1989	88003437
Albert May House	building	1991	91000751
Charles May House	building	1991	91000753
George May House	building	1982	82000596
Harry May House	building	1991	91000752
Louis May House	building	1991	91000754
McCart Fire Lookout	structure	1996	96000660
James McCrossin Cabin	building	2019	100004710
McFarlane House	building	1991	91000755
McGlauflin House	building	1988	88001276
John McLaughlin House	building	1991	91000757
Medicine Point Lookout	building	2018	100002298
Metcalf House	building	1991	91000758
Methodist Episcopal Church South	building	1997	97001453
Philip and Ella Morr House	building	1991	91000760
Pine Apartments	building	1988	88001295
Popham Ranch	building	1989	88003141
Ravalli County Courthouse	building	1979	79001424
Riverside	building	1987	87001235
Rocky Mountain Laboratory Historic District	district	1988	88001274
John Sharp House	building	1991	91000761
St. Mary Peak Lookout	building	2018	100002299
St. Mary's Church and Pharmacy	building	1970	70000364
St. Mary's Mission Historic District (Boundary Increase)	district	2010	10000552
Stevensville Feed Mill	building	1991	91000762
Stevensville Grade School-United Methodist Church	building	1991	91000764
Stevensville Mercantile Company Oil Storage Building	building	1991	91000763
John Stout House	building	1988	88001290
Summers-Quast Farmstead	building	1997	97001590
Thornton Hospital	building	1991	91000765
Erick Trosdahl House	building	1988	88001275
University Heights Historic District	district	2012	12000501
VFW Club	building	1988	88001287
Frank Wallin House	building	1988	88001293
Other C. Wamsley House	building	1988	88001285
West Fork Ranger Station	district	2023	100009135
Whaley Homestead	building	1992	91000442
Williams House	building	1991	91000766
John and Ann Williams House	building	1991	91000735
Benjamin Young House	building	1991	91000741

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,535 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,535 of them, burning about 470,550 acres. 1,876 started naturally and 16 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	1876
Recreation and ceremony	284
Debris and open burning	131
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	123
Equipment and vehicle use	39
Smoking	22
Misuse of fire by a minor	22
Arson/incendiarism	16
Power generation/transmission/distribution	13
Fireworks	5
Firearms and explosives use	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Other causes	1

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
31 July 2000	Natural	145,040 acres	Bitterroot National Forest	BEAR
31 July 2000	Natural	48,300 acres	Bitterroot National Forest	MAYNARD
31 July 2007	Natural	29,062 acres	Bitterroot National Forest	ROMBO
8 August 2003	Natural	25,680 acres	Southwestern Land Office	COONEY RIDGE
31 July 2000	Natural	21,998 acres	Bitterroot National Forest	COYOTE
31 July 2000	Natural	21,487 acres	Bitterroot National Forest	TAYLOR SPRINGS
9 August 2005	Natural	13,327 acres	Bitterroot National Forest	SIGNAL ROCK
28 August 2011	Natural	13,261 acres	Bitterroot National Forest	UP TOP

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

Storms, 1968 to 2025

60 of 181 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 181 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 2 injuries and about $2,717,350 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	85
Thunderstorm Wind	52
Flood	13
Heavy Rain	10
Flash Flood	9
Lightning	4
Tornado	3
Debris Flow	3
Wildfire	2

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
May 1996	Flood	Antrim Creek	1 killed	no account filed
June 1975	Tornado (F2)	not stated	1 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
May 2013	Lightning	Florence	1 hurt	A 22 year old male was struck by lightning while changing an irrigation pipe. Injuries were reported as second degree burns.
August 2002	Hail	Stevensville	$2,000,000	no account filed
May 2010	Lightning	Corvallis	$250,000	A home near Corvallis was hit by lightning and burned.
July 2014	Lightning	Darby	$100,000	A single lightning bolt struck small crab-apple trees at a ranch located on Tin Cup Road, killing all 45 cattle crowded together. The Black Angus cattle consisted of cows, calves and a prize bull that died. A conservative damage estimate calculated by the NWS Missoula office is around $100,000.
July 2023	Lightning	Darby	$70,000	A lightning caused fire consumed hay stored for winter cattle feeding at the Double K Ranch. More than 400 bales each weighting 1000 pounds were lost, which is a year's worth of feed for this ranch. Fencing was also lost in the fire.
November 2006	Flood	Stevensville	$60,000	Kootenai Creek flooded from heavy rain and snow melt washing a bridge out. Minor small stream flooding was reported elsewhere in the county.
June 2017	Flood	Hamilton Rvlli Co Ar	$30,000	The heavy rain had widespread impacts in Ravalli county. RAWS sensors reported between 1 to 3 inches overnight from June 12 to June 13, with Gird Point RAWS receiving 3.67 inches over the 2-day event. Spotters reported water flowing over driveways and local roads near Stevensville, MT. Victor, MT fire department reported flooding at Middle Bear Creek. Water overwhelmed culverts and washed over roads east of Stevensville causing $15,000 of damage for the road department. Homeowners on the east side of the Bitterroot Valley reported damages to garages, driveways, and gardens, with many public roads seeing water over roads. Skalkaho Highway, MT-38, was closed June 13th due to water on roadways.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Stevensville	$25,000	A weather station at the Stevensville Airport reported the gust to 66 mph originating out of the northwest. Multiple power line and pole issues were reported in the northern Ravalli County due to the winds. It appears that the Stevensville area was the furthest south extent of the derecho winds, while the Missoula area took a direct hit.
May 2018	Hail	Hamilton	$20,000	This storm produced enough hail to cover the ground several inches in the Hamilton area. There were multiple reports of one inch hail. A lady reported that she would have to replace her roof due to the hail damage. She remarked that she knew of several others who had to get their roofs repaired.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Stevensville	$20,000	A severe thunderstorm moved across the Burnt Fork area near Stevensville during the evening hours and blew the roof off of a building.
March 2014	Flood	Florence	$16,000	Above normal snowfall in February resulted in an unusually high snowpack across the Bitterroot Valley at the beginning of March. The Hamilton COOP reported a snow depth of 16 on March 2 which disappeared by March 9. Weather spotters in the Florence area reported well over a foot of snow at the beginning of March. This snowpack combined with 0.50 to 1 of mild rainfall and temperatures well into the 50's caused rapid snowmelt and subsequently overland flooding in the Bitterroot Valley. A person from the public in Florence off Hidden Valley Rd. reported a damaged fence, multiple homes with water damage and several windows broken. The MT DOT reported heavy water on the roadways S-203 2 miles east of Florence, near the junction with US-93. They also reported heavy amounts of water on S-203 10 miles north of the Stevensville Junction with S-269. The Ravalli County DES coordinator remarked that this was the worst flooding he had seen in 41 years in these areas.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Southern Cross	$15,000	A local apple orchard owner reported that 'a massive amount of flood water', overflowed the Bitterroot irrigation canal after heavy rain. This flood water carved 18 ditches through about 3 rows of his orchard. In addition, hail shredded some leaves of trees and strong winds toppled a 20-year old pine tree. After assessing the damage he felt there would be no crop of apples in 2021.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Stevensville	$15,000	A strong thunderstorm moved through Ravalli County, snapping numerous trees four to eight feet above the ground. The trees were willows, poplars, and cottonwoods.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hamilton	$12,000	Ravalli County dispatch received several reports of downed trees due to thunderstorm winds in the Bitterroot Valley from Florence to Hamilton.
August 2025	Debris Flow	Sula	$10,000	The Bitterroot National Forest has issued a safety alert for a debris flow across Forest Road 724 near the East Fork Trailhead. The debris flow occurred within the 2024 Johnson Wildfire burn scar after a short, intense storm dropped a radar-estimated 0.41 inches of rain in just 15 minutes, and around 0.51 inches in less than an hour.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Florence	$10,000	Multiple trees fell due to the severe wind in the Florence area with up to 6 inch diameter bases. One large tree fell onto a house and broke the sky light. Another tree hit a power line on Ambrose Creek causing a fire. Over three thousand customers were without power for four hours after the thunderstorm went through.
July 2022	Hail	Stevensville Co Arpt	$6,000	Local reports between Stevensville and Florence, MT varied between 1 to 1.50 for hail size, with damage to cars, trees, and at least one garden. Damage to trees, and a barn blown over in Stevensville, suggested estimated wind gusts to near 70 mph emanating from the storm.
November 2008	Flash Flood	Hamilton	$5,800	Ravalli County Road Department reported wash-outs on West Side Rd. (SW of Hamilton), West Hills Way (NW of Hamilton), and Camas Creek Loop (SW of Hamilton).
November 2008	Flash Flood	Victor	$5,800	Ravalli County Road Department reported wash-outs on Middle Bear Creek Rd. (SW of Victor), Pleasant View Dr. (W of Victor), and Red Crow Rd. (SW of Victor).
August 2025	Debris Flow	Hamilton Rvlli Co Ar	$5,000	Multiple debris flows blocked Skalkaho Highway (Highway 38) in three locations. Two slides occurred south of Skalkaho Falls, with an additional flow reported west of the winter gate.
May 1993	Hail	Hamilton	$5,000	Lightning struck a house and set it on fire.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Hamilton	$3,000	The Ravalli County emergency manager reported that multiple power lines were down around Hamilton.
August 1990	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$2,500	no account filed
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Kenspur	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds pushed over a 20 foot tall tree along Eastside Highway.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Victor	$1,000	A severe storm knocked over several trees along Highway 93 from south of Hamilton through Victor. The Soft Rock mesonet station in Corvallis recorded a gust of 72 mph. The power company reported about 2800 without power.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Charlos Hgts	$1,000	The Ravalli County Sheriff's Office reported U.S. Highway 93 south of Hamilton between mile marker 38 and mile marker 39 was closed due to downed power lines.
May 2018	Flood	Pinesdale	$1,000	The Bitterroot River reached minor flood stage causing the Spring Gulch campground and low lying areas adjacent to the river to flood.
May 2018	Flood	Kenspur	$1,000	With both the Bitterroot River and Burnt Fork Creek running high, damage to the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge and Whitetail Golf Course occurred. Much of the damage included scouring of pavement in these areas.
July 2025	Debris Flow	Sula	$500	Radar-estimated rainfall of 1.77 inches fell in one and a half hours and triggered a debris flow that covered the East Fork Road, east of Sula, at Mile-marker 4.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Grantsdale	$500	Thunderstorm outflow winds marched northward through the Bitterroot Valley, resulting in about 20 utility customers losing power. General gusts were 35 to 45 mph topping out near 50 mph.
October 1988	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$250	no account filed
July 2025	Heavy Rain	Hamilton Rvlli Co Ar	-	Radar estimated 1.41 inches of rain had fallen over the western portion of the Daly burn scar, located west of Skalkaho Pass. A few days later, a rock slide was reported in the vicinity.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Corvallis	-	Gusty outflow occurred throughout the Bitterroot Valley but a localized area from just south of Corvallis to near Quast Lane experienced damaging winds. A few downed trees and numerous downed branches were noted. A peak gusts of 63 mph occurred at Soft Rock RAWS which was supported by radar velocities with 2000-3000 customers losing power.
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Sula	-	Thunderstorm outflow winds were observed, with a radar estimated time of 2:47 pm MDT. Minor structural damage to the Incident Command Post for the Johnson Fire but no injuries.
June 2023	Heavy Rain	Bell Crossing	-	Fields were flooded east of Victor near the Home Acres Road area. The radar estimated rainfall showed 2.60 inches fell in only 1.5 hours.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Florence	-	Reports of large trees down near Lolo Pass were received. Radar velocity data indicated winds over 60 mph.
July 2022	Hail	Conner	-	A person from Conner mentioned that quarter size hail ruined their garden.
July 2022	Hail	Sula	-	A report of 1 diameter hail was received just east of Sula, MT.
July 2022	Hail	Darby	-	Although the largest public report of hail was 3/4 on Deer Mountain east of Darby, MT, radar did estimate 1.25 hail with a reflectivity core of 70 dbz at 33,000 feet.
July 2022	Hail	Corvallis	-	A member of the public reported 1 inch hail near Corvalis.
June 2022	Hail	Stevensville	-	Several reports of 1.00 inch hail.
May 2020	Flood	Victor	-	Swollen small streams brought flooding to fields and low-lying areas in the Bitterroot Valley. A few homes were surrounded by water and reported water in basements. Local and county roads, along with a small section of Eastside Highway north of Stevensville, experienced water flowing across roadways. A Forest Service campground south of Darby was also closed because of the stream flooding. In addition, the Bitterroot River rose enough to flood ranch fields around Lolo.
August 2020	Hail	Sula	-	A strong thunderstorm dropped large hail on U.S. Highway 93 between Conner and Sula. Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported near Sula, MT.
June 2019	Hail	Darby	-	Hail stones from penny to nickle size still on the ground a day after the thunderstorm passed through. Minor damage to tree leaves and plants also noted.
June 2019	Hail	Grantsdale	-	Hail drifted up to two feet deep off of roofs with some minor vegetation damage.
July 2019	Hail	Victor	-	Ping-pong-sized hail was reported in Victor as a thunderstorm moved off the Bitterroot divide and into the valley.
July 2019	Hail	Hamilton	-	Quarter to ping-pong-sized hail was reported in Hamilton. Quarter-sized hail was also reported in Corvallis.
May 2018	Flood	Florence	-	The Bitterroot River near Missoula reached minor flood stage which caused field flooding on the east side of Highway 93 both north and south of Lolo. Ground water adjacent to the Bitterroot River flooded the Linda Vista Golf course and nearby homeowner's backyards.
May 2018	Hail	Hamilton	-	Hailstones reported varied from marble up to ping pong size during the storm.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Sula	-	A RAWS station east of Sula recorded 66 mph winds.
May 2017	Hail	Sula	-	Resident reported mostly nickel-sized hailstones, with a few quarter-sized hailstones mixed in. No evidence of damage to property was seen. Resident estimated wind speeds with the storm outflow at 40 to 50 mph. Frequent lightning was also reported.
February 2017	Heavy Rain	Florence	-	An NWS Employee reported extensive ponding in fields and near property in Corvallis, MT. The exceptionally high amount of valley snow-pack allowed for periods of moderate rain combined with relatively warm temperatures to cause unusually extensive areal flooding on Feb. 9 & 10.
August 2016	Hail	Charlos Hgts	-	Penny size hail reported on the south side of the Roaring Lion Fire.
August 2016	Hail	Grantsdale	-	A trained spotter estimated that some hailstones were bigger than quarters.
July 2016	Hail	Florence	-	A co-workers friend reports quarter size hail.
July 2016	Hail	Florence	-	NWS employee reports quarter size hail.
June 2015	Hail	Bell Crossing	-	A person from the public reported persistent rain and hail between 6:30pm to 7:30pm. They estimated the largest hail were quarter size.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Stevensville	-	A fence with 5 x 5 inch posts was blown down. Wind estimates near 60 mph.

Mines and quarries

220 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 220 workings inside this county. 19 still produce and 201 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Gold	41
Silver	20
Titanium	15
Copper	13
Niobium (Columbium)	12
Pumice	11
Barium-Barite	9
Quartz	8
Uranium	8
Fluorine-Fluorite	8
Molybdenum	6
Iron	6
REE	6
Vermiculite	6

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Ambrose Creek	Titanium, Thorium, Iron	Unknown
Bass Creek Sillimanite	Kyanite	Occurrence
Bitterroot Valley Stone Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Producer
Bush Place	Kaolin	Unknown
Cameron Creek Placer	Titanium, Metal, Iron, REE, Zirconium	Occurrence	Placer
Cameron Creek Placer	Thorium, Iron, Uranium	Unknown
Canyon Creek	Titanium, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron	Unknown
Cleveland	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	Prospect
Cliff Mine	Lead, Silver	Occurrence	Underground
Clipper	Aluminum	Occurrence
Crystal Mountain Fluorspar Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite, Cobalt, Nickel, REE, Uranium	Producer	1937, 1952
Curlew	Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Producer	Pyrite
Curlew	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Curlew Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1887, 1891
Eight Mile District	Gold, Silver, Copper, REE, Molybdenum	Past Producer	FISSURE VEINS, PLACER
Gold Leaf Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	Galena, Gold, Lead
Hidden Lake Prospect	Copper, Gold, Tungsten	Occurrence	Replacement
Highland Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead	Occurrence
Iron Cap	Silica, Iron	Occurrence	1952
Lbj, Pic and Per Group	Gold, PGE, Silver	Unknown
Logger Bugle Ridge Group	Silver, Beryllium, Copper	Past Producer
Logger Claims Group	Gold, Silver, Beryllium, Molybdenum, Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Vein
Logger No. 1 Claim	Gold, Molybdenum, Silver	Unknown
Mace Prospect	Tantalum, Mica	Prospect
Main River Valley	Iron, Titanium, Zirconium, Thorium	Unknown
Mccalla Creek	Titanium, Iron, Zirconium	Unknown
Mccalla Creek Placer Area	Garnet, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron	Occurrence	Garnet, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon
Meadow Creek	Iron, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium	Occurrence	Placer
Mineral Point District	Niobium (Columbium), REE, Strontium, Cerium, Silver, Copper, Gold	Prospect	1954
Montana Star Mine	Lead, Zinc, Copper	Prospect
Murry Grant Claims	Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper	Prospect
Nez Pearce #1	Fluorine-Fluorite, REE, Titanium	Prospect
One Horse	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Prospect
Ore Finder Group	Silver, Copper, Gold	Prospect
Rye Creek	Thorium, Titanium, Uranium	Unknown
Sawtooth Creek	Titanium, Iron, Thorium	Unknown
Sheep Creek	REE, Thorium	Producer	Metamorphic
Sheep Creek Deposits	Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum	Occurrence
Silverthorn Creek	Titanium, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium	Unknown
Sleeping Child Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Smith Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc	Prospect	Vein
Smith Mine	Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold	Occurrence
Titanium Occurrence	REE, Thorium, Titanium, Barium-Barite, Niobium (Columbium)	Occurrence
Titanium Occurrence	REE, Niobium (Columbium), Titanium, Thorium, Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Titanium Occurrence	REE, Barium-Barite, Niobium (Columbium), Titanium, Thorium	Occurrence
Unknown	REE, Niobium (Columbium), Uranium, Thorium	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Niobium (Columbium), REE, Strontium	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Niobium (Columbium), Barium-Barite, REE	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Niobium (Columbium), REE, Thorium, Uranium	Occurrence
Unnamed Sample Location	Calcium, Niobium (Columbium)	Occurrence
Victor Placer Area	Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Garnet, Zirconium, Iron	Occurrence	Garnet, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon
Victor Placer Area	Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Iron	Occurrence
Violet Group	Molybdenum, Tungsten, Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Violet Group	Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Tungsten	Prospect
Watchtower 1-9	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Prospect
Whipperwill Mine	Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Past Producer
Woods Creek Deposits	REE, Niobium (Columbium), Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Barite, Columbite, Monazite
Woods Creek Iron Deposit	Iron, Silica	Prospect	1940
Cliff	Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Copper Canyon Mine	Gold, Copper, Silver	Past Producer
Dominic Group Antimony	Antimony	Producer
Dorothy Lee	Antimony	Occurrence
Highland Mine	Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Jackie Mine	Tin, Tantalum	Prospect
Montana Prince Mine	Silver, Gold, Zinc	Occurrence	Sphalerite
Red Rock Creek	Gold, Copper, Silver	Past Producer
Sleeping Child	Tungsten, Zirconium	Occurrence
Wild Maple	Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver	Prospect
Windyridge	Zinc, Lead	Prospect
Woods Creek Copper Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Gallogly Hot Spring	Geothermal	Producer
Hughes Creek Placers	Gold, Silver, Tin	Producer	1870
Hughs Creek Placer	Gold, Tin	Past Producer
Lucky Strike Shaft	Copper, Silver, Gold	Unknown
Ripple Lake Prospect	Silver, Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Slate Creek Prospect	Tungsten, Silver, Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Warm Springs	Geothermal	Producer
Weeping Child Hot Springs	Geothermal	Producer
Woods Creek Copper Mine	Copper, Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Bornite, Chalcopyrite
Donaldson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Palmen Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Ravalli County Crusher	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Slate Creek Mine	Lead	Occurrence	Vein
Unnamed Location	Silver, Lead	Occurrence
Woodside Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Art L. Wildey	Beryllium	Occurrence
Broken File Prospect	Beryllium	Occurrence
Clay Pit	Clay	Unknown
Clay Pit	Clay	Unknown
Clay Pit	Clay	Unknown
Hidden Lake Tungsten	Tungsten	Occurrence
Lucky Strike	Beryllium	Producer	Beryl
Lucky Strike	Beryllium	Prospect
Pine Tree	Tungsten	Occurrence
Strife Prospect	Tungsten	Occurrence
Unnamed Be Occ	Beryllium	Occurrence	1954
Unnamed Location	Clay	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Clay	Occurrence
Blodgett Creek	Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium	Unknown
Blue Nose Mine	Molybdenum	Occurrence	Molybdenite
Blue Nose Mine	Molybdenum	Past Producer
Btm	Iron	Unknown
Dark Star Group	Niobium (Columbium), REE	Unknown
Ellade	Vermiculite	Prospect
Gird Creek	Titanium, Thorium	Unknown
Gird's Creek Vermiculite	Vermiculite	Occurrence
Hamilton Vermiculite Deposit	Vermiculite	Occurrence	1930
Iron Cap Mine	Iron	Occurrence	Vein
Lost Horse Creek	Titanium, Thorium	Unknown
Mill Creek	Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium	Unknown
Molly 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Mine	Molybdenum	Producer
Puff Ball No. 1-17	REE	Prospect
Roaring Lion Creek	Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium	Unknown
Rye Creek Prospect	Niobium (Columbium), REE	Occurrence	Columbite
Sargent Ranch	Uranium, Thorium	Occurrence
Shalkaho Creek	Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium	Unknown
Sharrot Creek	Titanium, Thorium	Unknown
Sheafman Creek	Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium	Unknown
Skalkaho Vermiculite Deposit	Vermiculite	Prospect
Unknown	Iron	Occurrence	Hematite, Magnetite
Unnamed Location	Vermiculite	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Molybdenum	Occurrence
Vermiculite	Vermiculite	Occurrence
Victor Deposit	Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium	Prospect
White Cloud	Iron, Gold	Unknown
Woods Creek Iron Mine	Iron	Occurrence	Hematite, Magnetite
Ambrose Creek	Quartz	Past Producer	Quartz
Crystal Mountain	Fluorine-Fluorite	Producer	1951
Eagle Rock Mining Co.	Quartz	Producer
Gold Creek	Fluorine-Fluorite	Unknown
Little Joe Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence
Little Joe Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence
Lucky Joe Mine	Uranium	Occurrence
Lucky Joe Mine	Uranium	Occurrence
Lucky Strike	Quartz	Prospect
Lumberjack Group	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Marion Mine Nos. 1,2,3,4,5	Fluorine-Fluorite	Producer
Montana Prince	Quartz	Unknown
Retirement Claims	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect
Sleeping Child A	Quartz	Occurrence	Quartz
Sleeping Child A	Quartz	Occurrence
Sleeping Child B	Quartz	Occurrence	Quartz
Sleeping Child B	Quartz	Occurrence
Trapper Ck Claims	Uranium	Prospect
Unknown	Uranium	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Fluorine-Fluorite	Unknown
Unnamed Location	Uranium	Occurrence
Miller Mine	Barium-Barite	Unknown
Rocky Point No. 5	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Shook	Copper, Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Slocum Gulch Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Barite
Stevensville Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Vein
Unnamed Location	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
W Fork-Bitteroot River	Barium-Barite	Unknown
Woods Creek Barite No. 1	Barium-Barite	Unknown
Ambrose Creek Pumice Deposit	Pumice	Occurrence	Pumice
Bitteroot Valley	Pumice	Unknown
Corvallis Pumicite	Pumice	Occurrence
Dry Gulch Pumice Deposit	Pumice	Occurrence	Pumice
Spooner Creek Ash	Pumice	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Pumice	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Pumice	Occurrence
Unnamed Location	Pumice	Occurrence
Unnamed Pubmice Occurrence	Pumice	Occurrence
Victor Pumicite	Pumice	Occurrence
Willoughby Creek Ash	Pumice	Occurrence
Beaver Creek	Niobium (Columbium)	Occurrence	1954
Beaver Creek Columbite Deposit	Niobium (Columbium)	Prospect
Columbite	Niobium (Columbium)	Occurrence
Sheep Creek Columbite Deposits	Niobium (Columbium)	Prospect
Tirebiter #5 & #6	Niobium (Columbium)	Prospect
Unnamed Carbonate Bands	Niobium (Columbium)	Occurrence
Claremont	Copper	Unknown
Claremont Mine	Copper	Occurrence	Unknown
Copper Queen	Copper	Occurrence	Malachite
Copper Queen	Copper	Unknown
Green Goose and Sunset	Copper, Gold	Prospect
New Discovery	Copper	Occurrence
Pleasant View	Silver, Copper	Past Producer	1871
Unnamed Location	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Titanium Occurrence	Titanium	Occurrence
Ace Mine	Silver	Occurrence
Ace Mine	Silver	Occurrence
Bitterroot Prince	Silver	Past Producer
Bluebird	Silver	Prospect
Bugle	Silver	Prospect
Cleveland Mine	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Dsck Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Gold Leaf	Gold, Silver	Prospect
Hughes Gulch Placer	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Lucky Star Claim	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Pleasant View	Silver	Prospect
White Cloud Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1866
Blue Joint Placer	Gold	Prospect
Castle Rock	Gold	Unknown
Chicago Placer	Gold	Unknown
Cleveland Mine	Gold	Past Producer	Unknown
Crandall Creek	Gold	Occurrence
Gold Bar Placer	Gold	Unknown
High-Level Placers Hughes Creek	Gold	Past Producer
High-Level Placers Hughes Creek	Gold	Past Producer
Hughes Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Larrigon Mine	Gold	Producer
Larrigon Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Last Chance	Gold	Unknown
Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Placer Mine	Gold	Unknown
Placer Mine	Gold	Unknown
Placer Mine	Gold	Unknown
Schooner Gulch	Gold	Unknown
Star	Gold	Past Producer
Starr	Gold	Occurrence
Three Mile Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Placer
Three Mile District	Gold	Past Producer	PLACER
Unnamed Location	Gold	Occurrence
Washington	Gold	Past Producer
Woods Creek Iron Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Woodtick No.1	Gold	Occurrence

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.

Alta

Sula census division · 59829 · On Hughes Creek · Alta quadrangle

11 sheets, 1956 to 1998
Apple Blossom Court

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On North Swamp Creek · Stevensville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1998
Bell Crossing

Victor census division · 59875 · On Sweathouse Creek · Bing quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Bing

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On South Willoughby Creek · Bing quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Bitter Root

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On Ambrose Creek · Stevensville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1998

No longer a settlement
Bitterroot Court

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On Spring Creek · Stevensville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1998
Bitterroot Pines

Stevensville census division · 59833 · On Tie Chute Creek · Florence quadrangle

13 sheets, 1912 to 1998
Burnt Fork

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On Burnt Fork Bitterroot River · Corley Gulch quadrangle

15 sheets, 1909 to 1998

No longer a settlement
Charlos Heights

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Hayes Creek · Hamilton South quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Cinnabar Court

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On Willoughby Creek · Bing quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Cobb

Hamilton census division · 59828 · On Dry Creek · Corvallis quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Como

Darby census division · 59840 · Near Spring Gulch · Darby quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Conner

Sula census division · 59827 · On Whitsell Creek · Robbins Gulch quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1998
Corvallis

Hamilton census division · 59828 · On Coalpit Creek · Corvallis quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Curdys Cove

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Skalkaho Creek · Hamilton South quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Darby

Darby census division · 59829 · Near McQuirk Gulch · Darby quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Dutch Hill

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Dutch Hill · Hamilton North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998

No longer a settlement
Eight Mile

Stevensville census division · 59833 · On Granite Creek · Davis Point quadrangle

18 sheets, 1903 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Etna

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On South Willoughby Creek · Bing quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998

No longer a settlement
Florence

Stevensville census division · 59833 · On One Horse Creek · Florence quadrangle

13 sheets, 1912 to 1998
Gird Point

Hamilton census division · 59840 · Gird Point quadrangle

15 sheets, 1909 to 1998
Gorus

Darby census division · 59829 · In Gorus Gulch · Darby quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Grantsdale

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Skalkaho Creek · Hamilton South quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Hamilton

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Canyon Creek · Hamilton South quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Holtet Court

Darby census division · 59829 · Near Burke Gulch · Darby quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Kenspur

Stevensville census division · 59833 · On Larry Creek · Stevensville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1998
Leisure Village

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Canyon Creek · Hamilton South quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Medicine Hot Springs

Sula census division · 59827 · Near Lord Draw · Medicine Hot Springs quadrangle

9 sheets, 1956 to 1998
Mountain Shadows Estates

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On South Swamp Creek · Bing quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Peaks and Pines Park

Darby census division · 59829 · On Chaffin Creek · Burnt Ridge quadrangle

10 sheets, 1956 to 1998
Pinesdale

Hamilton census division · 59841 · Near Sheridan Gulch · Hamilton North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Quast

Hamilton census division · 59828 · On Coalpit Creek · Corvallis quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Riverside

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Blodgett Creek · Hamilton North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Stevensville

Stevensville census division · 59870 · On North Swamp Creek · Stevensville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1998
Sula

Sula census division · 59871 · On Cameron Creek · Sula quadrangle

11 sheets, 1955 to 1998
Sweeney Creek

Stevensville census division · 59833 · On Larry Creek · Stevensville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1912 to 1998

No longer a settlement
Tucker

Victor census division · 59875 · On Fred Burr Creek · Hamilton North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
University Heights

Darby census division · 59829 · On Clear Creek · Darby quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Victor

Victor census division · 59875 · On Little Smith Creek · Victor quadrangle

15 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Victor Crossing

Victor census division · 59875 · On North Channel Bear Creek · Bing quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Ward

Hamilton census division · 59840 · On Camas Creek · Hamilton South quadrangle

16 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Woodside

Hamilton census division · 59875 · On Cow Creek · Hamilton North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998
Woodside Crossing

Hamilton census division · 59828 · On Cow Creek · Hamilton North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1998

The vanished settlements of Ravalli 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.