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Carperville

Ghost town · Big Horn County, Montana

Ninemile Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Ninemile Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carperville is a ghost town in Big Horn County, Montana. It is one of 3 former communities in Big Horn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carperville as a historical populated place on the Ninemile Point 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 45.8547° N, 107.6117° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNinemile Point
Elevation2,846 ft
Nearest living townHardin, MT
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1716289
Coordinates45.85470, -107.61175

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What's there now

Carperville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hardin, MT (population 3,766), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,846 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 Carperville?

Carperville is in Big Horn County, Montana, at 45.8547, -107.6117.

How many ghost towns are in Big Horn County?

Big Horn County, Montana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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