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Box Elder

Ghost town · Phillips County, Montana

Sheep Coulee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Sheep Coulee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Box Elder is a ghost town in Phillips County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Phillips County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th 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 Sheep Coulee 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 47.8856° N, 107.6840° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSheep Coulee
Elevation2,362 ft
Nearest living townMalta, MT
Distance to it33.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1722092
Coordinates47.88555, -107.68400

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What's there now

Box Elder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Malta, MT (population 1,902), about 33.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,362 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 Phillips County, Montana, at 47.8856, -107.6840.

How many ghost towns are in Phillips County?

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

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