Avondale
Ghost town · Valley County, Montana

Avondale is a ghost town in Valley County, Montana. It is one of 25 former communities in Valley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avondale as a historical populated place on the Larslan NW 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 48.6650° N, 106.1853° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Larslan NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,879 ft |
| Nearest living town | Opheim, MT |
| Distance to it | 16.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1688569 |
| Coordinates | 48.66503, -106.18530 |
What's there now
Avondale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Opheim, MT (population 109), about 16.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,879 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Wild Roseghost town · Valley County · 7.6 mi
- Ossetteghost town · Daniels County · 9.5 mi
- Midwayghost town · Valley County · 14.5 mi
- Kansas Flatghost town · Valley County · 20 mi
- Bakersghost town · Valley County · 27.4 mi
- Rose Hillghost town · Valley County · 27.6 mi
- Kaiverghost town · Valley County · 28.1 mi
- Benrudghost town · Roosevelt County · 33.2 mi
- Kahleghost town · Daniels County · 33.2 mi
- Thoenyghost town · Valley County · 36.5 mi
- Barrghost town · Valley County · 36.8 mi
- Riversideghost town · Valley County · 37.7 mi
Questions
Where is Avondale?
Avondale is in Valley County, Montana, at 48.6650, -106.1853.
How many ghost towns are in Valley County?
Valley County, Montana has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.