Raynesford is located in the Judith Basin, an agriculturally rich region. The homesteading boom from 1908 to 1915 and the extension of the Great Northern Railroad played an important role in the development of this area. Raynesford takes its name after the woman who ran the local boarding house for the railroad crew while the line was being built.
Raynesford is located in central area of Montana, on MT Highway 200 southeast of Great Falls.