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Sweetwater

Ghost town · Madison County, Montana

Belmont Park Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Belmont Park Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sweetwater is a ghost town in Madison County, Montana. It is one of 12 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sweetwater as a historical populated place on the Belmont Park Ranch 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 45.1158° N, 112.1842° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBelmont Park Ranch
Elevation5,702 ft
Nearest living townAlder, MT
Distance to it14.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1797591
Coordinates45.11575, -112.18415

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What's there now

Sweetwater is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alder, MT (population 108), about 14.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,702 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 Sweetwater?

Sweetwater is in Madison County, Montana, at 45.1158, -112.1842.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

Madison County, Montana has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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