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Barr

Ghost town · Valley County, Montana

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

Barr 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 Barr as a historical populated place on the Papoose Hills 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 48.7378° N, 107.0539° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePapoose Hills
Elevation2,486 ft
Nearest living townHinsdale, MT
Distance to it23.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1688561
Coordinates48.73779, -107.05395

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What's there now

Barr is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hinsdale, MT (population 250), about 23.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,486 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 Barr?

Barr is in Valley County, Montana, at 48.7378, -107.0539.

How many ghost towns are in Valley County?

Valley County, Montana has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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