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Etna

Ghost town · Custer County, Montana

Circle L Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Circle L Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Etna is a ghost town in Custer County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Custer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Etna as a historical populated place on the Circle L Creek 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 46.1875° N, 105.7811° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCircle L Creek
Elevation2,468 ft
Nearest living townMiles City, MT
Distance to it15.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1716884
Coordinates46.18750, -105.78111

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What's there now

Etna is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Miles City, MT (population 8,412), about 15.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,468 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 Etna?

Etna is in Custer County, Montana, at 46.1875, -105.7811.

How many ghost towns are in Custer County?

Custer County, Montana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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