The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusRexford is a town in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 78 at the 2020 census. The town began with the construction of the Great Northern Railway’s branch line from Jennings to Fernie, British Columbia in 1901. Rexford incorporated in 1966 in order to negotiate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during construction of the Libby Dam.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 105 to 78 (-26%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rexford 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.
Start Rexford’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rexford’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Rexford, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Rexford is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Rexford has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Eureka, 5.5 miles away.
Rexford and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.