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Anselmo

Ghost town · Silver Bow County, Montana

Butte North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Butte North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Anselmo is a ghost town in Silver Bow County, Montana. It is one of 11 former communities in Silver Bow County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Anselmo as a historical populated place on the Butte North 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 46.0166° N, 112.5481° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleButte North
Elevation5,784 ft
Nearest living townWalkerville, MT
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1797806
Coordinates46.01659, -112.54808

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What's there now

Anselmo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walkerville, MT (population 660), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,784 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 Anselmo?

Anselmo is in Silver Bow County, Montana, at 46.0166, -112.5481.

How many ghost towns are in Silver Bow County?

Silver Bow County, Montana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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