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Seventynine

Ghost town · Golden Valley County, Montana

Locomotive Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000)
Locomotive Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Seventynine is a ghost town in Golden Valley County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Golden Valley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Seventynine as a historical populated place on the Locomotive Butte 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 46.1486° N, 109.2905° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLocomotive Butte
Elevation3,830 ft
Nearest living townGolden Valley Colony, MT
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1722977
Coordinates46.14856, -109.29045

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What's there now

Seventynine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Golden Valley Colony, MT (population 22), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,830 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 Seventynine?

Seventynine is in Golden Valley County, Montana, at 46.1486, -109.2905.

How many ghost towns are in Golden Valley County?

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

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