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Crescent City

Ghost town · Mineral County, Montana

Superior quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Superior quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crescent City is a ghost town in Mineral County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crescent City as a historical populated place on the Lozeau 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 47.0708° N, 114.8149° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLozeau
Elevation3,363 ft
Nearest living townRiverbend, MT
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1781672
Coordinates47.07076, -114.81485

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What's there now

Crescent City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Riverbend, MT (population 505), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,363 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 Crescent City?

Crescent City is in Mineral County, Montana, at 47.0708, -114.8149.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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