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Rockford

Ghost town · Fergus County, Montana

West Fork Beaver Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
West Fork Beaver Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rockford is a ghost town in Fergus County, Montana. It is one of 31 former communities in Fergus County on the federal names register. No county in Montana has more among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rockford as a historical populated place on the West Fork Beaver Creek 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 46.9402° N, 109.6160° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWest Fork Beaver Creek
Elevation4,436 ft
Nearest living townMoore, MT
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1722902
Coordinates46.94025, -109.61602

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What's there now

Rockford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Moore, MT (population 204), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,436 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 Rockford?

Rockford is in Fergus County, Montana, at 46.9402, -109.6160.

How many ghost towns are in Fergus County?

Fergus County, Montana has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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