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Jitney

Ghost town · Petroleum County, Montana

Cat Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000)
Cat Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jitney is a ghost town in Petroleum County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Petroleum County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jitney as a historical populated place on the Cat Creek 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 47.0208° N, 108.0268° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCat Creek
Elevation2,890 ft
Nearest living townWinnett, MT
Distance to it15.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1721635
Coordinates47.02082, -108.02678

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What's there now

Jitney is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winnett, MT (population 173), about 15.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,890 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 Jitney?

Jitney is in Petroleum County, Montana, at 47.0208, -108.0268.

How many ghost towns are in Petroleum County?

Petroleum County, Montana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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