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Gold Creek

Ghost town · Powell County, Montana

Garrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Garrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Creek is a ghost town in Powell County, Montana, recorded as human settlement in Montana, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Powell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Creek as a historical populated place: 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 46.5836° N, 112.9080° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,203 ft
Nearest living townGoldcreek, MT
Distance to it1 miles
Coordinates46.58360, -112.90800

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What's there now

Gold Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Goldcreek, MT (population 1), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,203 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 Gold Creek?

Gold Creek is in Powell County, Montana, at 46.5836, -112.9080.

How many ghost towns are in Powell County?

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

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