Mike Horse, Montana

Last updated

Mike Horse is an extinct town in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. [1]

A post office called Mike Horse was established in 1943, and remained in operation until 1952. [2] According to tradition, "Mike", a miner's horse, accidentally discovered a valuable deposit of ore near the original site of this mining settlement. [3]

Related Research Articles

Somerdale, Ohio

Somerdale is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44678. It lies along State Route 212, Conotton Creek and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway east of Zoar.

Cloudy is an unincorporated community located in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. It is 12 miles northeast of Rattan. Cloudy is located at 34°18′07″N95°16′52″W.

Duff, Indiana Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Duff is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Chili, Indiana Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Chili (Cheye-leye) is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Ether, North Carolina

Ether is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.

Atwood, Alabama Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Atwood is an unincorporated community located in southern Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It is located along Alabama Highway 172 between the towns of Hodges and Vina. Atwood is situated just south of the Bear Creek Reservoir.

Lane City is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. The community is situated at the intersection of Texas State Highway 60 and Farm to Market Road 442.

Exchange is an unincorporated community in Montour County, Pennsylvania.

Divide is a rural community in Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. It is administered as part of Butte.

Stratton is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States.

Carlos, Indiana Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Carlos is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Oliveburg is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Bowlusville is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Fort Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Darke County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Weavers is an unincorporated community in Darke County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Hatton is an unincorporated community in northwest Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route E 6.5 miles west of Auxvasse.

Crisp is an extinct town in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

Haseville is an unincorporated community in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Dividend, Utah

Dividend is an extinct town in southwest Utah County, Utah, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mike Horse (historical)
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 84.

Coordinates: 47°01′35″N112°21′38″W / 47.02639°N 112.36056°W / 47.02639; -112.36056


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.