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History · Mountain View Colony

The history of Mountain View Colony

Below: maps from 1979 on.

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What stands out about Mountain View Colony’s past

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The story so far

Mountain View Colony, in brief

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

Mountain View Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mountain View Colony had a population of 125. It is in the western part of the county, 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast of Broadview and 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Billings. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

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On the map

Mountain View Colony on the map, 1979 to 1980

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

Mountain View Colony on the 1979 USGS mapMountain View Colony on the 1980 USGS map1979Roundup sheet · 1:100,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Mountain View Colony

Nobody well known was born in Mountain View Colony itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bud LuckeyAmerican animator · b. 1934
Stanley AndersonAmerican actor · b. 1939
Jeff KoberAmerican actor · b. 1953
John DahlAmerican film and television director and writer · b. 1956
Cody MillerAmerican swimmer · b. 1992
Denny RehbergAmerican politician · b. 1955

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.