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Buford

Ghost town · Mineral County, Montana

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

Buford is a ghost town in Mineral County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buford as a historical populated place on the Boyd Mountain 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 47.2944° N, 115.1454° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoyd Mountain
Elevation2,679 ft
Nearest living townSt. Regis, MT
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1781698
Coordinates47.29437, -115.14542

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What's there now

Buford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Regis, MT (population 344), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,679 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 Buford?

Buford is in Mineral County, Montana, at 47.2944, -115.1454.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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