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Midby

Ghost town · Sheridan County, Montana

Plentywood SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000)
Plentywood SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Midby is a ghost town in Sheridan County, Montana. It is one of 4 former communities in Sheridan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Midby as a historical populated place on the Plentywood 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 48.7678° N, 104.6861° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePlentywood SW
Elevation2,042 ft
Nearest living townPlentywood, MT
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID774138
Coordinates48.76781, -104.68607

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What's there now

Midby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plentywood, MT (population 1,677), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,042 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 Midby?

Midby is in Sheridan County, Montana, at 48.7678, -104.6861.

How many ghost towns are in Sheridan County?

Sheridan County, Montana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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