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Brinkman

Ghost town · Hill County, Montana

Rocky Coulee SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Rocky Coulee SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brinkman is a ghost town in Hill County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Hill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brinkman as a historical populated place on the Rocky Coulee SW 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 48.2916° N, 110.6272° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRocky Coulee SW
Elevation2,891 ft
Nearest living townRudyard, MT
Distance to it18.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1744200
Coordinates48.29165, -110.62717

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What's there now

Brinkman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rudyard, MT (population 363), about 18.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,891 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 Brinkman?

Brinkman is in Hill County, Montana, at 48.2916, -110.6272.

How many ghost towns are in Hill County?

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

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