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Sears

Ghost town · Richland County, Montana

Crane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Crane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sears is a ghost town in Richland County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Richland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sears as a historical populated place on the Crane 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 47.5425° N, 104.2924° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrane
Elevation1,954 ft
Nearest living townCrane, MT
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1714947
Coordinates47.54252, -104.29244

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What's there now

Sears is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crane, MT (population 185), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,954 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 Sears?

Sears is in Richland County, Montana, at 47.5425, -104.2924.

How many ghost towns are in Richland County?

Richland County, Montana has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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