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Union

Ghost town · Dawson County, Montana

Union School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000)
Union School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Union is a ghost town in Dawson County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Dawson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Union as a historical populated place on the Union School 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 47.1872° N, 105.3064° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnion School
Elevation2,897 ft
Nearest living townLindsay, MT
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1715384
Coordinates47.18723, -105.30638

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What's there now

Union is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lindsay, MT (population 5), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,897 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 Union?

Union is in Dawson County, Montana, at 47.1872, -105.3064.

How many ghost towns are in Dawson County?

Dawson County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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