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Blackfoot City

Ghost town · Powell County, Montana

Avon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Avon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blackfoot City is a ghost town in Powell County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Powell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blackfoot City as a historical populated place on the Ophir Creek 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 46.6816° N, 112.5431° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOphir Creek
Elevation5,469 ft
Nearest living townAvon, MT
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID800473
Coordinates46.68160, -112.54309

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What's there now

Blackfoot City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Avon, MT (population 145), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,469 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 Blackfoot City?

Blackfoot City is in Powell County, Montana, at 46.6816, -112.5431.

How many ghost towns are in Powell County?

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

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