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Ashmoor

Ghost town · Chouteau County, Montana

Knees quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Knees quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashmoor is a ghost town in Chouteau County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Chouteau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ashmoor as a historical populated place on the Knees 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 48.0633° N, 111.3258° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKnees
Elevation3,335 ft
Nearest living townTwin Hills Colony, MT
Distance to it12.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1750129
Coordinates48.06330, -111.32581

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What's there now

Ashmoor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Twin Hills Colony, MT (population 22), about 12.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,335 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 Ashmoor?

Ashmoor is in Chouteau County, Montana, at 48.0633, -111.3258.

How many ghost towns are in Chouteau County?

Chouteau County, Montana has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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