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Shay

Ghost town · Petroleum County, Montana

Ingals Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000)
Ingals Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shay is a ghost town in Petroleum County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Petroleum County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shay as a historical populated place on the Ingals Dam 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 47.0744° N, 108.1562° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIngals Dam
Elevation2,902 ft
Nearest living townWinnett, MT
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1721626
Coordinates47.07443, -108.15623

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What's there now

Shay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winnett, MT (population 173), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,902 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 Shay?

Shay is in Petroleum County, Montana, at 47.0744, -108.1562.

How many ghost towns are in Petroleum County?

Petroleum County, Montana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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