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Howard

Ghost town · Rosebud County, Montana

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

Howard is a ghost town in Rosebud County, Montana. It is one of 12 former communities in Rosebud County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Howard as a historical populated place on the Finch 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 46.2544° N, 106.9289° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFinch
Elevation2,699 ft
Nearest living townForsyth, MT
Distance to it12.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1716747
Coordinates46.25444, -106.92894

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What's there now

Howard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Forsyth, MT (population 1,682), about 12.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,699 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 Howard?

Howard is in Rosebud County, Montana, at 46.2544, -106.9289.

How many ghost towns are in Rosebud County?

Rosebud County, Montana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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