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Coal Creek

Ghost town · McCone County, Montana

Rodgers Hall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Rodgers Hall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coal Creek is a ghost town in McCone County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in McCone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coal Creek as a historical populated place on the Rodgers Hall 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 47.5250° N, 106.0422° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRodgers Hall
Elevation2,512 ft
Nearest living townBrockway, MT
Distance to it20.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1716192
Coordinates47.52500, -106.04224

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What's there now

Coal Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brockway, MT (population 2), about 20.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,512 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 Coal Creek?

Coal Creek is in McCone County, Montana, at 47.5250, -106.0422.

How many ghost towns are in McCone County?

McCone County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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