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Ashleys Settlement

Ghost town · Sanders County, Montana

Eddy Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Eddy Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashleys Settlement is a ghost town in Sanders County, Montana. It is one of 5 former communities in Sanders County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ashleys Settlement as a historical populated place on the Eddy Mountain 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 47.5763° N, 115.2468° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEddy Mountain
Elevation2,427 ft
Nearest living townThompson Falls, MT
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1780981
Coordinates47.57632, -115.24682

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What's there now

Ashleys Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Thompson Falls, MT (population 1,568), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,427 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 Ashleys Settlement?

Ashleys Settlement is in Sanders County, Montana, at 47.5763, -115.2468.

How many ghost towns are in Sanders County?

Sanders County, Montana has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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