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Smead

Ghost town · Sanders County, Montana

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

Smead is a ghost town in Sanders County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Sanders County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Smead as a historical populated place on the Smeads Bench 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 48.0213° N, 115.8566° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmeads Bench
Elevation2,201 ft
Nearest living townNoxon, MT
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1780988
Coordinates48.02132, -115.85656

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What's there now

Smead is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Noxon, MT (population 193), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,201 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 Smead?

Smead is in Sanders County, Montana, at 48.0213, -115.8566.

How many ghost towns are in Sanders County?

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

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