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Wheaton

Ghost town · Musselshell County, Montana

Timber Buttes North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000)
Timber Buttes North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wheaton is a ghost town in Musselshell County, Montana. It is one of 4 former communities in Musselshell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wheaton as a historical populated place on the Timber Buttes North 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 46.5844° N, 108.8515° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTimber Buttes North
Elevation3,755 ft
Nearest living townCamp Three, MT
Distance to it16 miles
GNIS feature ID1723190
Coordinates46.58441, -108.85154

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What's there now

Wheaton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Camp Three, MT (population 70), about 16 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,755 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 Wheaton?

Wheaton is in Musselshell County, Montana, at 46.5844, -108.8515.

How many ghost towns are in Musselshell County?

Musselshell County, Montana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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