Coal Creek
Ghost town · McCone County, Montana

Coal Creek is a ghost town in McCone County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in McCone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coal Creek as a historical populated place on the Rodgers Hall 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 47.5250° N, 106.0422° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Rodgers Hall |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,512 ft |
| Nearest living town | Brockway, MT |
| Distance to it | 20.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1716192 |
| Coordinates | 47.52500, -106.04224 |
What's there now
Coal Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brockway, MT (population 2), about 20.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,512 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Whiteghost town · McCone County · 16.1 mi
- Parisghost town · McCone County · 17.1 mi
- Prairie Elkghost town · McCone County · 19.7 mi
- Hamblinghost town · McCone County · 21.1 mi
- Lost Creekghost town · McCone County · 21.4 mi
- Purewaterghost town · Garfield County · 22.8 mi
- Phonghost town · Garfield County · 24.6 mi
- Sand Creekghost town · McCone County · 28.1 mi
- Keplervilleghost town · Garfield County · 28.9 mi
- Redwaterghost town · McCone County · 29.7 mi
- Watson Flatsghost town · Garfield County · 32.4 mi
- Presservilleghost town · McCone County · 33.4 mi
Questions
Where is Coal Creek?
Coal Creek is in McCone County, Montana, at 47.5250, -106.0422.
How many ghost towns are in McCone County?
McCone County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.