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Iron Rod

Ghost town · Madison County, Montana

Twin Bridges quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Twin Bridges quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Iron Rod is a ghost town in Madison County, Montana. It is one of 12 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iron Rod as a historical populated place on the Silver Star 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 45.6435° N, 112.3092° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSilver Star
Elevation4,546 ft
Nearest living townSilver Star, MT
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1797510
Coordinates45.64354, -112.30917

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What's there now

Iron Rod is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver Star, MT (population 72), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,546 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 Iron Rod?

Iron Rod is in Madison County, Montana, at 45.6435, -112.3092.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

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

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