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Fort Union

Ghost town · Roosevelt County, Montana

Bainville SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Bainville SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Union 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 Fort Union as a historical populated place on the Bainville SE 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 48.0097° N, 104.0488° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBainville SE
Elevation1,955 ft
Nearest living townTrenton, ND
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1669389
Coordinates48.00974, -104.04882

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What's there now

Fort Union is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trenton, ND (population 464), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,955 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 Fort Union?

Fort Union is in Roosevelt County, Montana, at 48.0097, -104.0488.

How many ghost towns are in Roosevelt County?

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

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