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Deertail Indian Village

Ghost town · Roosevelt County, Montana

Poplar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Poplar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Deertail Indian Village is a ghost town in Roosevelt County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Roosevelt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Deertail Indian Village as a historical populated place on the Sprole 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 48.0864° N, 105.0653° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSprole
Elevation1,942 ft
Nearest living townPoplar, MT
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1669334
Coordinates48.08641, -105.06525

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What's there now

Deertail Indian Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Poplar, MT (population 655), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,942 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 Deertail Indian Village?

Deertail Indian Village is in Roosevelt County, Montana, at 48.0864, -105.0653.

How many ghost towns are in Roosevelt County?

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

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