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Manicke

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Montana

Kenelty Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Kenelty Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Manicke is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Montana. It is one of 11 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manicke as a historical populated place on the Kenelty Mountain 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 48.0416° N, 115.2982° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKenelty Mountain
Elevation3,054 ft
Nearest living townHappys Inn, MT
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID1782430
Coordinates48.04161, -115.29822

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What's there now

Manicke is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Happys Inn, MT (population 146), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,054 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 Manicke?

Manicke is in Lincoln County, Montana, at 48.0416, -115.2982.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Montana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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