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History · Gallatin River Ranch

Gallatin River Ranch’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Gallatin River Ranch. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Gallatin River Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gallatin River Ranch had a population of 117.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 69 to 117 (+70%). Half of its homes were built before 2008.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gallatin River Ranch yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Gallatin River Ranch

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Patrick DuffyPatrick DuffyTownsend · 30 miRyan ZinkeRyan ZinkeBozeman · 20 miBrannon BragaBrannon BragaBozeman · 20 miPWPhilip WinchesterBelgrade · 11 miChet HuntleyChet HuntleyCardwell · 31 miDale W. JorgensonDale W. JorgensonBozeman · 20 mi
By decade

Gallatin River Ranch, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Gallatin River Ranch is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Gallatin River Ranch has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dry Creek School in Manhattan, 5.4 miles away.

Gallatin River Ranch and the nearest listed places

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Dry Creek SchoolJesse R. Green HomesteadTrident SchoolMadison Buffalo Jump State MonumentThree Forks of the MissouriRuby Theatre

Closest to Gallatin River Ranch

Dry Creek SchoolManhattan · Building5.4miJesse R. Green HomesteadPonderosa Pines · Building6miTrident SchoolWheatland · Built 19117.7miMadison Buffalo Jump State MonumentLogan · Built 19669.8miThree Forks of the MissouriThree Forks · Building9.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dry Creek School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Gallatin River Ranch?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Gallatin River Ranch’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Manhattan📜 Three Forks📜 Belgrade📜 Bozeman
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