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Ardrum

Ghost town · Missoula County, Montana

Primrose quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Primrose quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ardrum is a ghost town in Missoula County, Montana. It is one of 7 former communities in Missoula County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ardrum as a historical populated place on the Northwest Missoula 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 46.9949° N, 114.1254° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorthwest Missoula
Elevation3,343 ft
Nearest living townWye, MT
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1781331
Coordinates46.99492, -114.12539

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What's there now

Ardrum is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wye, MT (population 1,222), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,343 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 Ardrum?

Ardrum is in Missoula County, Montana, at 46.9949, -114.1254.

How many ghost towns are in Missoula County?

Missoula County, Montana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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