Lufboro
Ghost town · Dawson County, Montana

Lufboro is a ghost town in Dawson County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Dawson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lufboro as a historical populated place on the Savage SW 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 47.2833° N, 104.4588° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Savage SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,345 ft |
| Nearest living town | Savage, MT |
| Distance to it | 13 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1715382 |
| Coordinates | 47.28335, -104.45884 |
What's there now
Lufboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Savage, MT (population 244), about 13 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,345 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Beenghost town · Wibaux County · 14.4 mi
- Landtsheimghost town · Dawson County · 19.1 mi
- Searsghost town · Richland County · 19.5 mi
- Brorsonghost town · Richland County · 34.9 mi
- Minkghost town · Dawson County · 38.4 mi
- Unionghost town · Dawson County · 40.4 mi
- Corral Creekghost town · Dawson County · 41.5 mi
- Carlyleghost town · Wibaux County · 47.1 mi
- Redwaterghost town · McCone County · 47.6 mi
- Paxtonghost town · Dawson County · 47.8 mi
- Monaghost town · Richland County · 48.8 mi
Questions
Where is Lufboro?
Lufboro is in Dawson County, Montana, at 47.2833, -104.4588.
How many ghost towns are in Dawson County?
Dawson County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.