Valley

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Montana

Boulder quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Valley is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Valley as a historical populated place on the Wilson Park 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 46.0235° N, 112.1175° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangle	Wilson Park
Elevation	4,755 ft
Nearest living town	Whitehall, MT
Distance to it	10.6 miles
GNIS feature ID	1762641
Coordinates	46.02354, -112.11750

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What's there now

Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitehall, MT (population 1,151), about 10.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,755 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Big Foot
ghost town · Jefferson County · 7.2 mi
Eau Clair
ghost town · Madison County · 15.7 mi
Elkhorn
ghost town · Jefferson County · 19.2 mi
Allendale
ghost town · Silver Bow County · 20 mi
Comet
ghost town · Jefferson County · 20 mi
North Walkerville
ghost town · Silver Bow County · 20 mi
Butchertown
ghost town · Silver Bow County · 20.1 mi
Stringtown
ghost town · Silver Bow County · 20.6 mi
Anselmo
ghost town · Silver Bow County · 20.7 mi
Burlington
ghost town · Silver Bow County · 22.8 mi
Red Mountain
ghost town · Silver Bow County · 23.8 mi
Glenbeg
ghost town · Jefferson County · 24 mi

Questions

Where is Valley?

Valley is in Jefferson County, Montana, at 46.0235, -112.1175.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

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

Sources and licences

USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.