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Ynot

Ghost town · Phillips County, Montana

Whitewater West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000)
Whitewater West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ynot 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 Ynot as a historical populated place on the Whitewater West 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 48.8367° N, 107.6762° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhitewater West
Elevation2,433 ft
Nearest living townWhitewater, MT
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1722108
Coordinates48.83668, -107.67620

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What's there now

Ynot is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitewater, MT (population 100), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,433 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 Ynot?

Ynot is in Phillips County, Montana, at 48.8367, -107.6762.

How many ghost towns are in Phillips County?

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

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