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Wheat Basin

Ghost town · Stillwater County, Montana

Wheat Basin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Wheat Basin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wheat Basin is a ghost town in Stillwater County, Montana, recorded as human settlement in Stillwater County, Montana, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Stillwater County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wheat Basin as a historical populated place: 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 45.9375° N, 109.0630° W.

Key facts

Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Nearest living townRapelje, MT
Distance to it9.7 miles
Coordinates45.93750, -109.06300

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What's there now

Wheat Basin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rapelje, MT (population 96), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Wheat Basin?

Wheat Basin is in Stillwater County, Montana, at 45.9375, -109.0630.

How many ghost towns are in Stillwater County?

Stillwater County, Montana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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