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Hay Coulee

Ghost town · Liberty County, Montana

Poverty Coulee SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Poverty Coulee SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hay Coulee is a ghost town in Liberty County, Montana. It is one of 4 former communities in Liberty County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hay Coulee as a historical populated place on the Poverty Coulee 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 48.3069° N, 110.8197° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePoverty Coulee SE
Elevation2,932 ft
Nearest living townRiverview Colony, MT
Distance to it13 miles
GNIS feature ID1748627
Coordinates48.30693, -110.81968

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What's there now

Hay Coulee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Riverview Colony, MT (population 212), about 13 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,932 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 Hay Coulee?

Hay Coulee is in Liberty County, Montana, at 48.3069, -110.8197.

How many ghost towns are in Liberty County?

Liberty County, Montana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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