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Woodhawk

Ghost town · Fergus County, Montana

Woodhawk Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000)
Woodhawk Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woodhawk is a ghost town in Fergus County, Montana. It is one of 31 former communities in Fergus County on the federal names register. No county in Montana has more among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woodhawk as a historical populated place on the Woodhawk Hill 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 47.7150° N, 109.2007° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodhawk Hill
Elevation3,355 ft
Nearest living townWinifred, MT
Distance to it13.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1722953
Coordinates47.71498, -109.20073

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What's there now

Woodhawk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winifred, MT (population 207), about 13.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,355 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 Woodhawk?

Woodhawk is in Fergus County, Montana, at 47.7150, -109.2007.

How many ghost towns are in Fergus County?

Fergus County, Montana has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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