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Belton

Ghost town · Cascade County, Montana

Belt quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Belt quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belton is a ghost town in Cascade County, Montana. It is one of 15 former communities in Cascade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belton as a historical populated place on the Belt 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 47.3755° N, 110.9263° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBelt
Elevation3,589 ft
Nearest living townBelt, MT
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1762286
Coordinates47.37552, -110.92635

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What's there now

Belton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belt, MT (population 525), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,589 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 Belton?

Belton is in Cascade County, Montana, at 47.3755, -110.9263.

How many ghost towns are in Cascade County?

Cascade County, Montana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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