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Carroll

Ghost town · Fergus County, Montana

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

Carroll is a ghost town in Fergus County, Montana. It is one of 31 former communities in Fergus County on the federal names register. No county in Montana has more among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carroll as a historical populated place on the Hanson Flat 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 47.5736° N, 108.3735° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHanson Flat
Elevation2,254 ft
Nearest living townZortman, MT
Distance to it24.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1722810
Coordinates47.57361, -108.37346

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What's there now

Carroll is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Zortman, MT (population 63), about 24.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,254 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 Carroll?

Carroll is in Fergus County, Montana, at 47.5736, -108.3735.

How many ghost towns are in Fergus County?

Fergus County, Montana has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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