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Brookside

Ghost town · Phillips County, Montana

Ester Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Ester Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brookside is a ghost town in Phillips County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Phillips County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brookside as a historical populated place on the Ester Lake 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 48.0883° N, 108.3246° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEster Lake
Elevation2,822 ft
Nearest living townLodge Pole, MT
Distance to it11.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1722090
Coordinates48.08833, -108.32458

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What's there now

Brookside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lodge Pole, MT (population 257), about 11.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,822 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 Brookside?

Brookside is in Phillips County, Montana, at 48.0883, -108.3246.

How many ghost towns are in Phillips County?

Phillips County, Montana has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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