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McRae

Ghost town · Big Horn County, Montana

Minnehaha Creek South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Minnehaha Creek South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McRae is a ghost town in Big Horn County, Montana. It is one of 3 former communities in Big Horn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McRae as a historical populated place on the Minnehaha Creek South 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 45.8783° N, 107.1201° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMinnehaha Creek South
Elevation3,179 ft
Nearest living townColstrip, MT
Distance to it23.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1716507
Coordinates45.87832, -107.12005

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What's there now

McRae is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colstrip, MT (population 2,156), about 23.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,179 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 McRae?

McRae is in Big Horn County, Montana, at 45.8783, -107.1201.

How many ghost towns are in Big Horn County?

Big Horn County, Montana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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