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Butte Creek

Ghost town · Garfield County, Montana

Brusett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000)
Brusett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Butte Creek is a ghost town in Garfield County, Montana. It is one of 21 former communities in Garfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Butte Creek as a historical populated place on the Brusett 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 47.4778° N, 107.2543° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrusett
Elevation2,928 ft
Nearest living townJordan, MT
Distance to it19.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1716014
Coordinates47.47778, -107.25425

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What's there now

Butte Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jordan, MT (population 299), about 19.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,928 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 Butte Creek?

Butte Creek is in Garfield County, Montana, at 47.4778, -107.2543.

How many ghost towns are in Garfield County?

Garfield County, Montana has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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