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Arthur

Ghost town · Richland County, Montana

Poplar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Poplar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Arthur is a ghost town in Richland County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Richland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Arthur as a historical populated place on the Poplar 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 48.0611° N, 105.1728° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePoplar
Elevation1,970 ft
Nearest living townPoplar, MT
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1715005
Coordinates48.06113, -105.17276

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What's there now

Arthur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Poplar, MT (population 655), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,970 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 Arthur?

Arthur is in Richland County, Montana, at 48.0611, -105.1728.

How many ghost towns are in Richland County?

Richland County, Montana has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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