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Burnt Fork

Ghost town · Ravalli County, Montana

Corley Gulch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1977, 1:24,000)
Corley Gulch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1977, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Burnt Fork is a ghost town in Ravalli County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Ravalli County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Burnt Fork as a historical populated place on the Corley Gulch 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 46.4605° N, 113.9426° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCorley Gulch
Elevation4,250 ft
Nearest living townStevensville, MT
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1803198
Coordinates46.46048, -113.94260

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What's there now

Burnt Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stevensville, MT (population 2,172), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,250 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 Burnt Fork?

Burnt Fork is in Ravalli County, Montana, at 46.4605, -113.9426.

How many ghost towns are in Ravalli County?

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

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