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Rancher

Ghost town · Treasure County, Montana

Rancher Cemetery quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Rancher Cemetery quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rancher is a ghost town in Treasure County, Montana. It is one of 4 former communities in Treasure County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rancher as a historical populated place on the Rancher Cemetery 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 46.2639° N, 107.4028° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRancher Cemetery
Elevation2,683 ft
Nearest living townHysham, MT
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1721505
Coordinates46.26388, -107.40285

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What's there now

Rancher is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hysham, MT (population 300), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,683 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 Rancher?

Rancher is in Treasure County, Montana, at 46.2639, -107.4028.

How many ghost towns are in Treasure County?

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

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