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Patterson

Ghost town · Chouteau County, Montana

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

Patterson is a ghost town in Chouteau County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Chouteau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Patterson as a historical populated place on the Shonkin 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 47.6455° N, 110.5660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShonkin
Elevation3,120 ft
Nearest living townHighwood, MT
Distance to it10 miles
GNIS feature ID1750299
Coordinates47.64553, -110.56604

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What's there now

Patterson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Highwood, MT (population 209), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,120 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 Patterson?

Patterson is in Chouteau County, Montana, at 47.6455, -110.5660.

How many ghost towns are in Chouteau County?

Chouteau County, Montana has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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