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Brunelda

Ghost town · Garfield County, Montana

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

Brunelda 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 Brunelda as a historical populated place on the Emma Butte 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 46.9022° N, 107.2701° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEmma Butte
Elevation3,152 ft
Nearest living townJordan, MT
Distance to it33.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1716016
Coordinates46.90222, -107.27008

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What's there now

Brunelda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jordan, MT (population 299), about 33.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,152 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 Brunelda?

Brunelda is in Garfield County, Montana, at 46.9022, -107.2701.

How many ghost towns are in Garfield County?

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

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