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Cypress

Ghost town · Hill County, Montana

Assinniboine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Assinniboine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cypress is a ghost town in Hill County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Hill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cypress as a historical populated place on the Herron Park 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 48.5667° N, 109.8002° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHerron Park
Elevation2,501 ft
Nearest living townBeaver Creek, MT
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1744195
Coordinates48.56667, -109.80020

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What's there now

Cypress is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beaver Creek, MT (population 365), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,501 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 Cypress?

Cypress is in Hill County, Montana, at 48.5667, -109.8002.

How many ghost towns are in Hill County?

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

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