Absarokee, Montana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Absarokee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59001. It stands on Rosebud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Absarokee quadrangle. 1,000 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,039 feet above sea level.
On record in Absarokee
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Oliver H. Hovda Houselisted 1984
Sandstone and Cobblestone Schoolslisted 1987
Population over time
3 figuresAbsarokee fell from 1,234 to 1,000 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,234 | |
| 2010 | 1,150 | -84 (-7%) |
| 2020 | 1,000 | -150 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Absarokee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Big Timber quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Absarokee between 2017 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stillwater County | FIRE 1052 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Stillwater County | BUCK CREEK RD |
| 1 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stillwater County | 19-7072 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | PILE |
| 26 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Southern Land Office | BROKEN HORN |
| 26 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | 16 BUCK CREEK |
| 10 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Stillwater County | 19-5041 |
| 20 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | 225 SOUTH MONTANA AVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Absarokee: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Absarokee in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Absarokee | $804,000 | Many roads along the foothills were washed out or severely damaged due to rain and snowmelt on top of ground that remained frozen. Approximately 12 roads were damaged, 9 of which had to be closed. The county applied for a disaster declaration due to the extent of the damage. Damage amounts totaled $804,387.00. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Absarokee | $25,000 | A strong microburst knocked down two 50 foot cottonwood trees. One tree hit power lines and cut power to two houses. The gusty winds caused considerable crop damage near Absarokee. Some minor damage was sustained by homes and businesses. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Absarokee | - | Winds gusted to 58 mph near Fishtail. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Absarokee | - | Law enforcement reported flooding in Absarokee. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Absarokee | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded 12 miles south of Columbus. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Absarokee | - | Very heavy thunderstorms produced 2 to 4 inches of rain in a short period of time across the area. There were numerous reports of water flowing down and across roads, as well as a mud slide along portions of the Stillwater River Road between Columbus and Absarokee. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Absarokee | - | County officials reported that some streams and creeks were running high, and in some areas, water was running over roadways and flooding fields. Some roads became impassable. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Absarokee | - | Uprooted evergreen tree and awning blown off house |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Absarokee | - | Co-op Observer driving northeast of Absarokee noticed numerous tree limbs down along highway 78. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Absarokee | - | Heavy lawn furniture tossed from deck |
| June 2001 | Hail | Absarokee | - | 1.25 inch hail. Hailstorm lasted from 7:05 pm to 713 pm. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Absarokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Absarokee | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Absarokee | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Absarokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Absarokee | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Absarokee | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Absarokee | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishtail | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Craver | 12.6 miles | 14 | |
| Springtime | 12.6 miles | 14 | |
| Columbus | 12.9 miles | 14 | |
| Reed Point | 14.1 miles | 15 | |
| Beehive | 15.0 miles | 14 | |
| Dean | 15.4 miles | 14 | |
| Nye | 20.3 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Absarokee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q832600 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 801981. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.





