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Michigan Settlement

Ghost town · Cascade County, Montana

Monarch NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Monarch NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Michigan Settlement is a ghost town in Cascade County, Montana. It is one of 15 former communities in Cascade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Michigan Settlement as a historical populated place on the Monarch NE 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 47.1394° N, 110.8363° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMonarch NE
Elevation5,325 ft
Nearest living townMonarch, MT
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1762347
Coordinates47.13941, -110.83633

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What's there now

Michigan Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monarch, MT (population 23), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,325 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 Michigan Settlement?

Michigan Settlement is in Cascade County, Montana, at 47.1394, -110.8363.

How many ghost towns are in Cascade County?

Cascade County, Montana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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