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Darrel

Ghost town · Fergus County, Montana

Pike Creek Hills West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000)
Pike Creek Hills West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Darrel is a ghost town in Fergus County, Montana. It is one of 31 former communities in Fergus County on the federal names register. No county in Montana has more among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Darrel as a historical populated place on the Pike Creek Hills West 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 46.7508° N, 108.7099° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePike Creek Hills West
Elevation3,984 ft
Nearest living townGrass Range, MT
Distance to it19.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1722874
Coordinates46.75080, -108.70986

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What's there now

Darrel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grass Range, MT (population 97), about 19.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,984 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 Darrel?

Darrel is in Fergus County, Montana, at 46.7508, -108.7099.

How many ghost towns are in Fergus County?

Fergus County, Montana has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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