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Blakeslee

Ghost town · Petroleum County, Montana

Teigen NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000)
Teigen NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1986, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blakeslee is a ghost town in Petroleum County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Petroleum County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blakeslee as a historical populated place on the Teigen 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 47.1950° N, 108.6729° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTeigen NW
Elevation3,256 ft
Nearest living townFords Creek Colony, MT
Distance to it12.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1721612
Coordinates47.19498, -108.67292

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What's there now

Blakeslee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fords Creek Colony, MT (population 31), about 12.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,256 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 Blakeslee?

Blakeslee is in Petroleum County, Montana, at 47.1950, -108.6729.

How many ghost towns are in Petroleum County?

Petroleum County, Montana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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