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Bruce

Ghost town · Garfield County, Montana

Twin Buttes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Twin Buttes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bruce is a ghost town in Garfield County, Montana. It is one of 21 former communities in Garfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bruce as a historical populated place on the Twin Buttes 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 47.2494° N, 107.4159° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTwin Buttes
Elevation3,034 ft
Nearest living townJordan, MT
Distance to it24.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1716017
Coordinates47.24944, -107.41592

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What's there now

Bruce is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jordan, MT (population 299), about 24.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,034 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 Bruce?

Bruce is in Garfield County, Montana, at 47.2494, -107.4159.

How many ghost towns are in Garfield County?

Garfield County, Montana has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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