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Coalville

Ghost town · Carbon County, Montana

Fromberg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Fromberg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coalville is a ghost town in Carbon County, Montana. It is one of 11 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coalville as a historical populated place on the Fromberg 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 45.3999° N, 108.9229° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFromberg
Elevation3,711 ft
Nearest living townFromberg, MT
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1726659
Coordinates45.39995, -108.92292

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What's there now

Coalville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fromberg, MT (population 452), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,711 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 Coalville?

Coalville is in Carbon County, Montana, at 45.3999, -108.9229.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Montana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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