McTwiggan
Ghost town · Garfield County, Montana

McTwiggan is a ghost town in Garfield County, Montana. It is one of 21 former communities in Garfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists McTwiggan as a historical populated place on the Froehlich Butte 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 47.0055° N, 107.7090° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Froehlich Butte |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,113 ft |
| Nearest living town | Melstone, MT |
| Distance to it | 29.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1715975 |
| Coordinates | 47.00555, -107.70899 |
What's there now
McTwiggan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Melstone, MT (population 75), about 29.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,113 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Martinghost town · Garfield County · 7 mi
- Aliceghost town · Garfield County · 7.3 mi
- Tindallghost town · Garfield County · 11.4 mi
- Weedeghost town · Petroleum County · 11.7 mi
- Jitneyghost town · Petroleum County · 15 mi
- Hoyleghost town · Petroleum County · 21.5 mi
- Shayghost town · Petroleum County · 21.6 mi
- Bruceghost town · Garfield County · 21.8 mi
- Bruneldaghost town · Garfield County · 21.9 mi
- Anadghost town · Garfield County · 23.4 mi
- Mecahaghost town · Garfield County · 24.3 mi
- Hibbardghost town · Rosebud County · 26.5 mi
Questions
Where is McTwiggan?
McTwiggan is in Garfield County, Montana, at 47.0055, -107.7090.
How many ghost towns are in Garfield County?
Garfield County, Montana has 21 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.