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Montana

Ghost town · Putnam County, Ohio

Delphos quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Delphos quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Montana is a ghost town in Putnam County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Montana as a historical populated place on the Ottoville 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 40.9756° N, 84.3358° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOttoville
Elevation728 ft
Nearest living townOttoville, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1050115
Coordinates40.97561, -84.33578

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What's there now

Montana is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ottoville, OH (population 932), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 728 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 Montana?

Montana is in Putnam County, Ohio, at 40.9756, -84.3358.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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