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Coulson

Ghost town · Yellowstone County, Montana

Billings East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Billings East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coulson is a ghost town in Yellowstone County, Montana, recorded as human settlement in Montana, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Yellowstone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coulson 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 45.7889° N, 108.4780° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,106 ft
Nearest living townBillings, MT
Distance to it3.6 miles
Coordinates45.78890, -108.47800

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What's there now

Coulson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Billings, MT (population 118,321), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,106 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Coulson, Montana
Coulson, Montana · Sara goth / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Coulson?

Coulson is in Yellowstone County, Montana, at 45.7889, -108.4780.

How many ghost towns are in Yellowstone County?

Yellowstone County, Montana has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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