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Box Elder

Ghost town · Fergus County, Montana

Roy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000)
Roy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Box Elder is a ghost town in Fergus County, Montana. It is one of 31 former communities in Fergus County on the federal names register. No county in Montana has more among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Box Elder as a historical populated place on the Roy 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 47.3389° N, 108.9174° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoy
Elevation3,420 ft
Nearest living townRoy, MT
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1722777
Coordinates47.33887, -108.91738

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What's there now

Box Elder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roy, MT (population 133), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,420 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 Box Elder?

Box Elder is in Fergus County, Montana, at 47.3389, -108.9174.

How many ghost towns are in Fergus County?

Fergus County, Montana has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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