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History · Prairie Elk Colony

The history of Prairie Elk Colony

Below: maps from 1915 on.

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What stands out about Prairie Elk Colony’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Prairie Elk Colony are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19153 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1989. Watch Prairie Elk Colony change.
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On the map

Prairie Elk Colony on the map, 1915 to 1989

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

Prairie Elk Colony on the 1915 USGS mapPrairie Elk Colony on the 1972 USGS mapPrairie Elk Colony on the 1989 USGS map1915Oswego 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 Prairie Elk Colony.

The story so far

Prairie Elk Colony, in brief

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

Prairie Elk Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCone County, Montana, United States. It is on the northern edge of the county, just south of the Missouri River, which forms the county line. By road it is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Wolf Point, the nearest town. The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time the population was recorded as 0.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Prairie Elk Colony

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

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Ted SchwindenAmerican politician · b. 1925
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Dolly AkersAmerican politician · b. 1901
Kam MickolioAmerican baseball player · b. 1984
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Montie MontanaAmerican actor · b. 1910
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Hank AdamsNative American activist · b. 1943
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Wayne HawkinsAmerican football player · b. 1938

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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.