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Whitcomb

Ghost town · Phillips County, Montana

Zortman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Zortman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whitcomb is a ghost town in Phillips County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Phillips County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whitcomb as a historical populated place on the Zortman 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 47.9314° N, 108.5557° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleZortman
Elevation4,754 ft
Nearest living townZortman, MT
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1722127
Coordinates47.93138, -108.55570

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What's there now

Whitcomb is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Zortman, MT (population 63), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,754 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 Whitcomb?

Whitcomb is in Phillips County, Montana, at 47.9314, -108.5557.

How many ghost towns are in Phillips County?

Phillips County, Montana has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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