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Middle Creek

Ghost town · Gallatin County, Montana

Bozeman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Bozeman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Middle Creek is a ghost town in Gallatin County, Montana. It is one of 21 former communities in Gallatin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Middle Creek as a historical populated place on the Bozeman Hot Springs 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 45.6999° N, 111.1697° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBozeman Hot Springs
Elevation4,639 ft
Nearest living townFour Corners, MT
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1743854
Coordinates45.69993, -111.16967

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What's there now

Middle Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Four Corners, MT (population 5,562), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,639 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 Middle Creek?

Middle Creek is in Gallatin County, Montana, at 45.6999, -111.1697.

How many ghost towns are in Gallatin County?

Gallatin County, Montana has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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