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Watson

Ghost town · Cascade County, Montana

Great Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500)
Great Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Watson is a ghost town in Cascade County, Montana. It is one of 15 former communities in Cascade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Watson as a historical populated place on the Northwest Great Falls 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 47.5750° N, 111.2716° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorthwest Great Falls
Elevation3,513 ft
Nearest living townBlack Eagle, MT
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1762412
Coordinates47.57496, -111.27164

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What's there now

Watson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Black Eagle, MT (population 654), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,513 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 Watson?

Watson is in Cascade County, Montana, at 47.5750, -111.2716.

How many ghost towns are in Cascade County?

Cascade County, Montana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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