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Cow Island

Ghost town · Blaine County, Montana

Cow Island quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Cow Island quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cow Island is a ghost town in Blaine County, Montana. It is one of 19 former communities in Blaine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cow Island as a historical populated place on the Cow Island 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 47.7872° N, 108.9341° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCow Island
Elevation2,307 ft
Nearest living townLandusky, MT
Distance to it16.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1722392
Coordinates47.78721, -108.93405

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What's there now

Cow Island is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Landusky, MT (population 29), about 16.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,307 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 Cow Island?

Cow Island is in Blaine County, Montana, at 47.7872, -108.9341.

How many ghost towns are in Blaine County?

Blaine County, Montana has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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