State atlas · filed under MT
Ghost Towns of Montana
Montana's ghosts run from Alder Gulch's gold cities to 1920s homestead country: mining camps broken by the 1893 silver crash, and a dryland east where drought in the late 1910s emptied whole counties.
2,347 sites surveyed across Montana — 12 charted with full records so far, entered by year of settlement. The rest are awaiting verification.
✕Charted — click for the recordSurveyed — records pending
Survey note
The federal place-name archive records 2,347 vanished or historical sites in Montana — ghost towns, mining camps, townsites, and railroad stops. We chart them a few at a time, as the records can be verified. Every mark on this map is a place that once had a name.
TownYearsLast pop.Classification
BannackBeaverhead Co.Verified Ghost TownVirginia CityMadison Co.Historic TownsiteNevada CityMadison Co.Historic TownsiteElkhornJefferson Co.Near-AbandonedPonyMadison Co.Near-AbandonedMarysvilleLewis and Clark Co.Near-AbandonedMaidenFergus Co.Vanished PlaceCometJefferson Co.Verified Ghost TownCastle TownMeagher Co.Verified Ghost TownGarnetGranite Co.Verified Ghost TownKendallFergus Co.Vanished PlaceCoolidgeBeaverhead Co.Verified Ghost Town
Society Pro
See Montana as the surveyors drew it, 1879 to 1919
277 USGS survey sheets from those years cover Montana. Pro lays them over today's map with a swipe between then and now, and adds every mine feature, lost place and mineral site the federal record holds for the state.
22,335mine features
10,272mineral sites
5,919lost places
277survey sheets
The full survey ledger
Every vanished town the federal archive records in Montana — each with its own record page, verified and expanded over time.
Abbott LakePondera Co.AbeMadison Co.AbsherMusselshell Co.AdobeMadison Co.AkervilleFergus Co.AlbrightRosebud Co.AlbrightCascade Co.AliceGarfield Co.AllardLake Co.AllenGarfield Co.AllendaleSilver Bow Co.AlmaLiberty Co.AltynGlacier Co.AmadorMineral Co.AnadGarfield Co.AndersonvilleFergus Co.AnselmoSilver Bow Co.ArdrumMissoula Co.ArmellsFergus Co.ArmsteadBeaverhead Co.ArthurRichland Co.AshleyFlathead Co.Ashleys SettlementSanders Co.AshmoorChouteau Co.Atlantic CityLewis and Clark Co.AvondaleValley Co.AznoeChouteau Co.BairdGranite Co.BakersValley Co.BarrValley Co.BarrValley Co.BattrickFergus Co.BearpawBlaine Co.Beaver FlatsCarter Co.BeckTeton Co.BeenWibaux Co.Belgian ColonyPondera Co.BelmontLewis and Clark Co.BeltonCascade Co.BenrudRoosevelt Co.Bensons LandingPark Co.Benton LakeCascade Co.Big FootJefferson Co.Big WarmBlaine Co.Birch CreekBeaverhead Co.Bitter RootRavalli Co.BlackfootGarfield Co.Blackfoot CityPowell Co.BlakesleePetroleum Co.Blue CloudLewis and Clark Co.Boston HeightsCascade Co.Box ElderPhillips Co.Box ElderFergus Co.Box ElderCascade Co.Box SpringsFergus Co.BoydRoosevelt Co.BradleyPowell Co.BraggvilleGarfield Co.BrinkmanHill Co.BroadheadPondera Co.BrooksidePhillips Co.BrorsonRichland Co.BruceGarfield Co.BruneldaGarfield Co.BufordMineral Co.BurlingtonSilver Bow Co.Burnt CreekTreasure Co.Burnt ForkRavalli Co.BurtonTeton Co.ButchertownSilver Bow Co.Butte CreekGarfield Co.Cable CityDeer Lodge Co.Cactus FlatMcCone Co.CaledoniaCarbon Co.CalkinsMeagher Co.CameronJudith Basin Co.CantonBroadwater Co.CanyonFergus Co.CarpervilleBig Horn Co.CarrollFergus Co.Castle RockRosebud Co.CedarSanders Co.Cedar JunctionMineral Co.Cedar MouthMineral Co.CentervilleCascade Co.CentervilleBeaverhead Co.CentervilleMadison Co.Central CityMadison Co.Chalk ButtesCarter Co.ChampionDeer Lodge Co.ChausseCarter Co.CheadleFergus Co.Cherry RidgeBlaine Co.Cherry SpringsCarbon Co.ChippewaFergus Co.ClarkGranite Co.ClemonsLewis and Clark Co.Coal CreekMcCone Co.CoalvilleCarbon Co.Colony BayChouteau Co.Cone ButteFergus Co.CoolidgeBeaverhead Co.Copper CampLewis and Clark Co.CorblyFergus Co.Corral CreekDawson Co.Cow IslandBlaine Co.Crescent CityMineral Co.Crow Creek CityBroadwater Co.CutlerCuster Co.CypressHill Co.DaileyPark Co.DarrelFergus Co.DaytownLewis and Clark Co.DearbornLewis and Clark Co.Deep CreekBroadwater Co.Deertail Indian VillageRoosevelt Co.Delano HeightsValley Co.DemersToole Co.DemersvilleFlathead Co.DennisonLewis and Clark Co.DodgetownGolden Valley Co.DogtownBlaine Co.DogtownGallatin Co.Donovan ParkCascade Co.DotsonvilleLewis and Clark Co.DouglasGlacier Co.DovetailPetroleum Co.DryheadCarbon Co.DrylandFergus Co.DuncanFlathead Co.Dutch HillRavalli Co.EagleCarbon Co.East BenchBeaverhead Co.Eau ClairMadison Co.Echo LakeGranite Co.Eight MileRavalli Co.EldridgeGallatin Co.ElginCarter Co.ElloamBlaine Co.EmeryPowell Co.EmoryGolden Valley Co.EricksonPondera Co.EskayChouteau Co.EtchetahTreasure Co.EtnaCuster Co.EtnaRavalli Co.EversonFergus Co.FairviewBeaverhead Co.FamilyGlacier Co.FattigMusselshell Co.FerrisLewis and Clark Co.FindonMeagher Co.First CreekPhillips Co.Fish LakeLincoln Co.FloodCascade Co.Fort UnionRoosevelt Co.FoundationCuster Co.FourchettePhillips Co.FredricksonDeer Lodge Co.Free DealValley Co.FreedomGarfield Co.French GulchDeer Lodge Co.FrostLewis and Clark Co.GallatinGallatin Co.GallopGallatin Co.GarrisonCascade Co.GatewayLincoln Co.GauglersvilleMeagher Co.GeduhnFlathead Co.GenevieveValley Co.GenouChouteau Co.GeorgeLiberty Co.George PlaceCarbon Co.GlenbegJefferson Co.Gold CoinDeer Lodge Co.GoldenCarbon Co.Golf BenchBlaine Co.GopherRosebud Co.Grant CreekMissoula Co.GrevePhillips Co.GrisdellaGarfield Co.HamblinMcCone Co.HaskellGranite Co.Hay CouleeLiberty Co.HaznyGarfield Co.Hell GateMissoula Co.HibbardRosebud Co.Highland CitySilver Bow Co.HilcrestCuster Co.Hog HeavenFlathead Co.HollandvilleBlaine Co.HoppChouteau Co.HopsonvilleRosebud Co.HoseyBlaine Co.HowardRosebud Co.HoylePetroleum Co.Hungry HollowBlaine Co.IdlewileValley Co.IngaChouteau Co.Iron RodMadison Co.Island CitySanders Co.JeffersonGallatin Co.JitneyPetroleum Co.JohnstownCascade Co.JudithFergus Co.JulianDaniels Co.KahleDaniels Co.KaiverValley Co.Kansas FlatValley Co.KendallFergus Co.KenwoodLewis and Clark Co.KeplervilleGarfield Co.KibbeyJudith Basin Co.KimballCuster Co.KnobsFallon Co.KornerGlacier Co.KurtzvilleTreasure Co.LakeviewValley Co.LandtsheimDawson Co.Langford CityMeagher Co.LarbValley Co.Lay SettlementGallatin Co.Lazy DayPark Co.LeeRosebud Co.LeedyPhillips Co.LeggPhillips Co.LewistonJefferson Co.Liberty CenterTeton Co.LinleyCarbon Co.Lion CityBeaverhead Co.LismasValley Co.Little BearGallatin Co.Little ChicagoCascade Co.Little CrookedFergus Co.Lone TreePondera Co.Lonesome PrairieChouteau Co.LonetreeChouteau Co.Lost CreekMcCone Co.Lost LakePhillips Co.Lower BridgerGallatin Co.Lower MadisonGallatin Co.LowranePhillips Co.LufboroDawson Co.MacKenzieFallon Co.ManickeLincoln Co.MannJudith Basin Co.MartinGarfield Co.McCarthyvilleFlathead Co.McCone CityMcCone Co.McDermottToole Co.McRaeBig Horn Co.McTwigganGarfield Co.MecahaGarfield Co.MetersvilleGarfield Co.MeyersburgPark Co.Michigan SettlementCascade Co.MidbySheridan Co.Middle CreekGallatin Co.MidlandCarter Co.MidwayValley Co.MidwayValley Co.MidwayPondera Co.Mike HorseLewis and Clark Co.Mills SpringsLincoln Co.MinkDawson Co.MinneotaHill Co.Minnesota SettlementBlaine Co.MinotValley Co.Missouri FlatsMadison Co.MobridgeFergus Co.MonaRichland Co.MonfortonGallatin Co.Montanapolis SpringsPark Co.Moon CreekCuster Co.MooresPowder River Co.MoosehornBeaverhead Co.MouatStillwater Co.Mountain ViewLake Co.Mud LakeFlathead Co.Muscleshell CityPetroleum Co.Negro PrairieFlathead Co.NelsonFergus Co.Nelsons CrossingGallatin Co.New DealValley Co.New HavenJefferson Co.NicholiaBeaverhead Co.NorheimBlaine Co.North Great FallsCascade Co.North WalkervilleSilver Bow Co.Norwegian SettlementSweet Grass Co.NovaryFergus Co.OlandaPrairie Co.OneillCuster Co.OphirChouteau Co.OscarHill Co.OssetteDaniels Co.ParisMcCone Co.Park DaleValley Co.ParkdaleFlathead Co.PattersonChouteau Co.PaxtonDawson Co.PearmondMcCone Co.PenwellsGallatin Co.PershingCarter Co.PhilbrookJudith Basin Co.PhonGarfield Co.Pleasant ValleyMcCone Co.Pleasant ValleyChouteau Co.PorcupineRosebud Co.Power PlantBlaine Co.Prairie DaleCarter Co.Prairie ElkMcCone Co.PresservilleMcCone Co.PurewaterGarfield Co.Racine FordLewis and Clark Co.Ragland BenchBlaine Co.RamburgBlaine Co.RamseyFlathead Co.RancherTreasure Co.ReasvilleGallatin Co.Red MountainSilver Bow Co.RedwaterMcCone Co.Reese CreekGallatin Co.ReginaPhillips Co.RepublicMusselshell Co.ReuterFlathead Co.RiedelBlaine Co.RiversideLincoln Co.RiversideValley Co.RoberePondera Co.RockfordFergus Co.Rocky PointFergus Co.Rose HillValley Co.RoystonSilver Bow Co.Ruby GulchFergus Co.Rumble CreekFergus Co.RussellChouteau Co.RustleFergus Co.SabraRosebud Co.SadieCuster Co.SaharaGolden Valley Co.Saint ClairCascade Co.Saints RestRosebud Co.Salt CreekFergus Co.Sand CreekMcCone Co.SarpyBig Horn Co.Scotch CouleeCarbon Co.ScotchvilleLincoln Co.SearsRichland Co.SelmaLiberty Co.SerightFergus Co.Seven MileLewis and Clark Co.SeventynineGolden Valley Co.ShamboHill Co.ShangvilleMissoula Co.ShannonvilleSanders Co.SharkeyvillePowell Co.ShayPetroleum Co.ShedsGallatin Co.ShoreyStillwater Co.Signal ButteRosebud Co.Silver BowBlaine Co.Silver KingLewis and Clark Co.Silver LakeDeer Lodge Co.Six MileMissoula Co.SkaggsFergus Co.Slayton JunctionGolden Valley Co.SmeadSanders Co.SmithsonGarfield Co.SollidPondera Co.Sour Dough FlatBlaine Co.South ForkFlathead Co.Southern CrossDeer Lodge Co.Spring ValleyLake Co.Square DealValley Co.StonehillLincoln Co.StorrsGallatin Co.StovepipeMissoula Co.StringtownMadison Co.StringtownSilver Bow Co.Stump TownGranite Co.SullivanGlacier Co.SutherlandPrairie Co.Swan RiverFlathead Co.Sweeney CreekRavalli Co.SweetwaterMadison Co.ThomasvilleGallatin Co.TindallGarfield Co.TipvilleGlacier Co.TobaccoLincoln Co.TrinePhillips Co.TrinityLewis and Clark Co.UnionDawson Co.Upper BridgerGallatin Co.UralLincoln Co.ValleyJefferson Co.VolcourLincoln Co.Wagsmith VillaFlathead Co.WalkerGallatin Co.WallviewPetroleum Co.WansoSheridan Co.WarlandLincoln Co.WarrFergus Co.WatsonCascade Co.Watson FlatsGarfield Co.WeedePetroleum Co.WheatonMusselshell Co.WhitcombPhillips Co.WhiteMcCone Co.Wild RoseValley Co.WingBlaine Co.WinginaPondera Co.WiotaValley Co.WoodhawkFergus Co.WormserSweet Grass Co.YaktFlathead Co.Yankee FlatBeaverhead Co.YnotPhillips Co.