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Baird

Ghost town · Granite County, Montana

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

Baird is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana. It is one of 9 former communities in Granite County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Baird as a historical populated place on the Ravenna 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 46.7166° N, 113.5176° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRavenna
Elevation3,875 ft
Nearest living townClinton, MT
Distance to it10.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1699625
Coordinates46.71659, -113.51759

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What's there now

Baird is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clinton, MT (population 884), about 10.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,875 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 Baird?

Baird is in Granite County, Montana, at 46.7166, -113.5176.

How many ghost towns are in Granite County?

Granite County, Montana has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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