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Bannack, a Montana ghost town
This is an incomplete list of
ghost towns in
Montana .
A
ghost town is a town or city which has lost all of its businesses and population. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as a flood, government action, uncontrolled lawlessness, or war.
The term is sometimes used in a deprecated sense on the internet to include cities, towns, and neighborhoods which, while still populated, are significantly less so than in years past.
Abandoned towns
Aldridge ,
Park County ,
45°05′13″N 110°49′18″W / 45.08694°N 110.82167°W / 45.08694; -110.82167 (Aldridge ) , el. 6,427 feet (1,959 m),
[1]
[2]
Bannack ,
Beaverhead County ,
45°09′40″N 112°59′44″W / 45.16111°N 112.99556°W / 45.16111; -112.99556 (Bannack, Montana ) , el. 5,728 feet (1,746 m)
[3]
Coloma ,
Missoula County
46°50′35″N 113°22′50″W / 46.84306°N 113.38056°W / 46.84306; -113.38056 (Coloma ) , el. 5,928 feet (1,807 m)
[4]
Diamond City ,
Broadwater County ,
46°35′50″N 111°25′26″W / 46.59722°N 111.42389°W / 46.59722; -111.42389 (Diamond City, Montana ) , el. 5,005 feet (1,526 m), and satellite communities of El Dorado, Boulder, Jim Town, and Cement Gulch City, all in
Confederate Gulch
Junction City ,
Yellowstone County ,
46°8′34.97″N 107°32′48.40″W / 46.1430472°N 107.5467778°W / 46.1430472; -107.5467778
Rancher ,
Treasure County
Rocky Point ,
Fergus County ,
47°36′22.54″N 108°26′45.72″W / 47.6062611°N 108.4460333°W / 47.6062611; -108.4460333
Thoeny ,
Valley County
48°52′37″N 106°55′03″W / 48.87694°N 106.91750°W / 48.87694; -106.91750
Wheat Basin ,
Stillwater County
Towns with residual population
Albion ,
Carter County
45°11′14″N 104°16′37″W / 45.18722°N 104.27694°W / 45.18722; -104.27694 (Albion ) , el. 3,376 feet (1,029 m)
[5]
Aldridge ,
Park County
Alton , built in 2009, Glacier
Argo
Barker ,
Judith Basin County
[6]
Bean ,
Carbon County
Bear Creek ,
Carbon County
Bearmouth ,
Granite County
Beehive ,
Stillwater County
Bighorn ,
Treasure County
Bowler ,
Carbon County
Cable ,
Deer Lodge County
[2]
[7]
Capitol ,
Carter County
[8]
[9]
Carlyle ,
Wibaux County ,
46°39′18″N 104°04′34″W / 46.65500°N 104.07611°W / 46.65500; -104.07611 (Carlyle ) , el. 3,159 feet (963 m)
[10]
Carter ,
Chouteau County
Castle Town ,
Meagher County ,
46°26′29″N 110°40′19″W / 46.44139°N 110.67194°W / 46.44139; -110.67194 (Castle Town ) , el. 5,978 feet (1,822 m)
[11]
[12]
Chico ,
Park County
Coburg ,
Blaine County
Comanche ,
Yellowstone County
Comertown ,
Sheridan County ,
48°53′49″N 104°15′0″W / 48.89694°N 104.25000°W / 48.89694; -104.25000 (Comertown ) , el. 2,270 feet (690 m)
[13]
Comet ,
Jefferson County
Coolidge ,
Deer Lodge County
Copperopolis ,
Meagher County
Corwin
[2]
Coulson ,
Yellowstone County
Dean ,
Stillwater County
Dooley ,
Sheridan County
Electric ,
Park County
[2]
Elkhorn ,
Jefferson County
Ewing ,
Carbon County
[14]
Exeter ,
Phillips County
Finch ,
Rosebud County
Fox ,
Carbon County
Garnet ,
Granite County
Giltedge ,
Fergus County
[15]
Glendale ,
Beaverhead County
Gold Creek ,
Powell County
Granite ,
Granite County
[2]
Hassel ,
Broadwater County
[16]
[17]
Hecla ,
Beaverhead County
Hesper ,
Yellowstone County
Hillsboro ,
Big Horn County
Hughesville ,
Judith Basin County
Independence ,
Park County
[18]
Ingomar ,
Rosebud County
Jardine ,
Park County
[2]
Kendall ,
Fergus County
[19]
Keystone ,
Mineral County
Kirkville ,
Granite County
[2]
[20]
Landusky ,
Phillips County
Laurin ,
Madison County
[21]
Lennep ,
Meagher County
Leroy ,
Blaine County
Limestone ,
Stillwater County
Lion City ,
Beaverhead County
Lonetree ,
Chouteau County
Maiden ,
Fergus County
Mammoth ,
Madison County
Marysville ,
Lewis and Clark County
Maudlow ,
Gallatin County
Melrose ,
Silver Bow County
Minden ,
Meagher County
Mondak ,
Roosevelt County
Nevada City ,
Madison County
[2]
Pardee ,
Mineral County
Perma ,
Sanders County
Pioneer ,
Beaverhead County
Pioneer ,
Powell County
Pony ,
Madison County
[2]
Princeton ,
Granite County
[22]
Quartz ,
Mineral County
Quietus ,
Big Horn County
Red Bluff ,
Madison County
[2]
[23]
Red Lion ,
Granite County
[2]
Rimini ,
Lewis and Clark County
Rimrock ,
Yellowstone County
Ringling ,
Meagher County
Rockvale ,
Carbon County
Ruby ,
Madison County
[2]
Ruby Gulch ,
Phillips County
Silesia ,
Carbon County
Silver Bow ,
Silver Bow County
Sixteen ,
Meagher County
Southern Cross ,
Deer Lodge County
Square Butte ,
Chouteau County
Stark ,
Missoula County
Storrs ,
Gallatin County
Sumatra ,
Rosebud County
Taft ,
Mineral County
Thoeny ,
Valley County
Tower ,
Granite County
[2]
Trapper City ,
Beaverhead County
Trident ,
Gallatin County
Vananda ,
Rosebud County
Vandalia ,
Valley County
Virginia City ,
Madison County
[2]
Wagner ,
Phillips County
Washoe ,
Carbon County
Wheat Basin ,
Stillwater County
Wickes ,
Lewis and Clark County
Yellowstone City ,
Park County
Zortman ,
Phillips County
[24]
See also
Further reading
Weis, Norman D. (1981). Ghost Towns of the Northwest . Atlanta, GA: Caxton Printers.
ISBN
0-87004-201-7 .
Miller, Don C. (1982). Ghost Towns of Montana . Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing.
ISBN
0-87108-606-9 .
Lambert, Florin (1987). Ghost Towns of the Rockies . New York: Promontory Press.
ISBN
0-88394-067-1 .
Lambert, Florin (1992).
Ghost Towns of the West . New York: Promontory Press.
ISBN
0-88394-013-2 .
Baker, Don (1997). Ghost Towns of the Montana Prairie . Boulder, CO: Fred Pruett Books.
ISBN
0-87108-050-8 .
Fifer, Barbara (2002). Montana Mining Ghost Towns . Helena, Montana: Farcountry Press.
ISBN
1-56037-195-1 .
Whitfield, William W. (2007). Montana Ghost Towns and Gold Camps - A Pictorial Guide . Stevensville, Montana: Stoneydale Press Publishing Co.
ISBN
978-1-931291-38-5 .
Notes
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"Aldridge" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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n Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest . Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press.
ISBN
0-87004-358-7 .
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"Bannack, Montana" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Coloma" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Albion" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Barker and Hughesville, Montana Ghost Camps" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Cable" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"Capitol Populated Place Profile / Carter County, Montana Data" . montana.hometownlocator.com .
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"July 1, 2009 Capitol, MT storm" . stormbruiser.com .
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"Carlyle" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"Castle Town" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Castle Town" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"Comertown" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Ewing" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"Gilt Edge" . Montana, Official State Travel Site . Archived from
the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"Hassel (St. Louis)" . Montana, Official State Travel Site . Archived from
the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Hassel" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Independence" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Kendall" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Kirkville" . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"Laurin" . Montana, Official State Travel Site . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Princeton" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Archived from
the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"More Montana Ghost Towns - Red Bluff" . Legends of America: Montana Legends . Archived from
the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012 .
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"Town Site of Zortman and Landusky" . Montana, Official State Travel Site . Retrieved December 29, 2012 .