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Cedar Junction

Ghost town · Mineral County, Montana

Illinois Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Illinois Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cedar Junction 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 Cedar Junction as a historical populated place on the Wilson 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 47.1277° N, 115.0121° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWilson Gulch
Elevation3,564 ft
Nearest living townSuperior, MT
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID1781680
Coordinates47.12770, -115.01208

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What's there now

Cedar Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Superior, MT (population 995), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,564 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 Cedar Junction?

Cedar Junction is in Mineral County, Montana, at 47.1277, -115.0121.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

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

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