Rexford, MT

Rexford is a town in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census counted 78 residents. The town began with the construction of the Great Northern Railway's branch line from Jennings to Fernie, British Columbia in 1901. Rexford incorporated in 1966 in order to negotiate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during construction of the Libby Dam. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail passes through Rexford. The through line in Rexford is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map.

Rexford makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Rexford was originally located on the Kootenai River, but with the damming of the river in the 1970s the original townsite was flooded and the town was moved to its current location approximately 10 miles west of Eureka on Montana Highway 37. Rexford is on the shore of Lake Koocanusa. Rexford includes the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.