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History · Bridger

2 of Bridger’s places are on the National Register

Its Register listings are the Flaming Arrow Lodge and the Flaming Arrow Ranch House and Office. Most of Bridger was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1951 on.

2on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bridger’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bridger are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Bridger, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bridger yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bridger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 30 to 72 (+140%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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On the map

Bridger on the map, 1951 to 2000

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bridger. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bridger on the 1951 USGS mapBridger on the 1987 USGS mapBridger on the 2000 USGS map1951Sedan sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bridger.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Bridger

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1994
Flaming Arrow Lodge
Flaming Arrow Lodge, built 1934Flaming Arrow Ranch House and Office
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Rustic1
Western Rustic1
All 2 listings
Flaming Arrow LodgeBuilding · listed 1994Flaming Arrow Ranch House and OfficeBuilding · listed 1998

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Bridger’s history

What is on the National Register in Bridger?

Two places: the Flaming Arrow Lodge (listed 1994) and the Flaming Arrow Ranch House and Office (1998).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (2) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.