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Silver Bow

Ghost town · Blaine County, Montana

Hogeland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000)
Hogeland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silver Bow is a ghost town in Blaine County, Montana, recorded as neighborhood in Butte, Montana, United States. It is one of 19 former communities in Blaine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silver Bow as a historical populated place on the Hogeland 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 48.8731° N, 108.7188° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHogeland
Nearest living townHogeland, MT
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1722414
Coordinates48.87306, -108.71876

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What's there now

Silver Bow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hogeland, MT (population 29), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Silver Bow?

Silver Bow is in Blaine County, Montana, at 48.8731, -108.7188.

How many ghost towns are in Blaine County?

Blaine County, Montana has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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