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Cedar

Ghost town · Sanders County, Montana

Clark Fork quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Clark Fork quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cedar is a ghost town in Sanders County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Sanders County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cedar as a historical populated place on the Cabinet 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 48.0860° N, 116.0066° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCabinet
Elevation2,250 ft
Nearest living townHeron, MT
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1780949
Coordinates48.08604, -116.00656

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What's there now

Cedar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Heron, MT (population 312), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,250 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 Cedar?

Cedar is in Sanders County, Montana, at 48.0860, -116.0066.

How many ghost towns are in Sanders County?

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

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