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Bannack

Ghost town · Beaverhead County, Montana

Bannack quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Bannack quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in Beaverhead County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Bannack was established in 1862, in the Civil War era.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bannack as a historical populated place: 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 45.1613° N, 112.9964° W.

Key facts

Founded1862
Elevation5,775 ft
Nearest living townArgenta, MT
Distance to it10.5 miles
Coordinates45.16134, -112.99644

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What's there now

Bannack is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Argenta, MT (population 98), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,775 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A view of Bannack Ghost Town, Montana.
A view of Bannack Ghost Town, Montana. · Mr Hicks46 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Questions

Where is Bannack?

Bannack is in Beaverhead County, Montana, at 45.1613, -112.9964.

How many ghost towns are in Beaverhead County?

Beaverhead County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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