Comertown

Ghost town · Sheridan County, Montana

Lone Tree Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Comertown is a ghost town in Sheridan County, Montana, recorded as human settlement in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. It is one of 4 former communities in Sheridan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Comertown as a historical populated place: 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 48.8969° N, 104.2489° W.

Key facts

Elevation	2,270 ft
Nearest living town	Westby, MT
Distance to it	8.9 miles
Coordinates	48.89694, -104.24889

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What's there now

Comertown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westby, MT (population 253), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,270 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Comertown Historic District The Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad, later operated by The Soo Line, arrived in this area in 1913. George Onstad purcha · Jon Roanhaus / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearby places

Dooley
ghost town · Sheridan County · 6.5 mi
Midby
ghost town · Sheridan County · 21.8 mi
Wanso
ghost town · Sheridan County · 33.7 mi

Questions

Where is Comertown?

Comertown is in Sheridan County, Montana, at 48.8969, -104.2489.

How many ghost towns are in Sheridan County?

Sheridan County, Montana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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