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Welcome to Lonetree ...

Lonetree is located in Ward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lonetree, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Lonetree is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lonetree lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lonetree: 701

Communities Also Named Lonetree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lonetree - they are located in Colorado, Montana, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lonetree.

Communities near Lonetree ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lonetree.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lonetree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lonetree.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lonetree. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lonetree.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lonetree. See our Newspapers Page for Lonetree.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lonetree ...

Looking for more information about Lonetree? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lonetree, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lonetree.

Adding Lonetree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lonetree in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lonetree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lonetree post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lonetree.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Ward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lonetree - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/