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Shangville

Ghost town · Missoula County, Montana

Petty Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Petty Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shangville is a ghost town in Missoula County, Montana. It is one of 7 former communities in Missoula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shangville as a historical populated place on the Petty Mountain 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 46.9846° N, 114.4065° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePetty Mountain
Elevation3,103 ft
Nearest living townAlberton, MT
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1781238
Coordinates46.98464, -114.40651

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What's there now

Shangville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alberton, MT (population 567), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,103 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 Shangville?

Shangville is in Missoula County, Montana, at 46.9846, -114.4065.

How many ghost towns are in Missoula County?

Missoula County, Montana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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