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
edit- Aldridge, Park County, 45°05′13″N 110°49′18″W / 45.08694°N 110.82167°W, 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, 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, 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, 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
- Rancher, Treasure County
- Rocky Point, Fergus County, 47°36′22.54″N 108°26′45.72″W / 47.6062611°N 108.4460333°W
- Thoeny, Valley County 48°52′37″N 106°55′03″W / 48.87694°N 106.91750°W
- Wheat Basin, Stillwater County
Towns with residual population
edit- Albion, Carter County 45°11′14″N 104°16′37″W / 45.18722°N 104.27694°W, 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, 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, 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, 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
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Further reading
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Aldridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
- ^ "Bannack, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Coloma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Albion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Barker and Hughesville, Montana Ghost Camps". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Cable". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Capitol Populated Place Profile / Carter County, Montana Data". montana.hometownlocator.com.
- ^ "July 1, 2009 Capitol, MT storm". stormbruiser.com.
- ^ "Carlyle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Castle Town". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Castle Town". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Comertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Ewing". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Gilt Edge". Montana, Official State Travel Site. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Hassel (St. Louis)". Montana, Official State Travel Site. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Hassel". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Independence". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Kendall". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Kirkville". Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Laurin". Montana, Official State Travel Site. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Princeton". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "More Montana Ghost Towns - Red Bluff". Legends of America: Montana Legends. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ "Town Site of Zortman and Landusky". Montana, Official State Travel Site. Retrieved December 29, 2012.