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Alma

Ghost town · Liberty County, Montana

Bobcat Coulee SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Bobcat Coulee SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alma is a ghost town in Liberty County, Montana. It is one of 4 former communities in Liberty County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alma as a historical populated place on the Bobcat Coulee SE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 48.8211° N, 110.8189° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBobcat Coulee SE
Elevation3,306 ft
Nearest living townSage Creek Colony, MT
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1748635
Coordinates48.82111, -110.81886

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What's there now

Alma is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sage Creek Colony, MT (population 28), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,306 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Alma?

Alma is in Liberty County, Montana, at 48.8211, -110.8189.

How many ghost towns are in Liberty County?

Liberty County, Montana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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