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Ramsey

Ghost town · Flathead County, Montana

Whitefish quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Whitefish quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ramsey is a ghost town in Flathead County, Montana. It is one of 15 former communities in Flathead County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ramsey as a historical populated place on the Whitefish 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 48.4250° N, 114.3454° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhitefish
Elevation3,051 ft
Nearest living townWhitefish, MT
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1796244
Coordinates48.42496, -114.34541

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What's there now

Ramsey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitefish, MT (population 8,422), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,051 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 Ramsey?

Ramsey is in Flathead County, Montana, at 48.4250, -114.3454.

How many ghost towns are in Flathead County?

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

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