Daytown
Ghost town · Lewis and Clark County, Montana

Daytown is a ghost town in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It is one of 18 former communities in Lewis and Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Daytown as a historical populated place on the Canyon Ferry 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 46.6610° N, 111.6972° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Canyon Ferry |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,979 ft |
| Nearest living town | York, MT |
| Distance to it | 4.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1789204 |
| Coordinates | 46.66105, -111.69720 |
What's there now
Daytown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is York, MT (population 215), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,979 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Louisvilleghost town · Jefferson County · 8.3 mi
- Kenwoodghost town · Lewis and Clark County · 18.1 mi
- Seven Mileghost town · Lewis and Clark County · 18.5 mi
- New Havenghost town · Jefferson County · 19.4 mi
- Cantonghost town · Broadwater County · 19.4 mi
- Dotsonvilleghost town · Lewis and Clark County · 19.4 mi
- Lewistonghost town · Jefferson County · 19.4 mi
- Blue Cloudghost town · Lewis and Clark County · 22.5 mi
- Dennisonghost town · Lewis and Clark County · 23.9 mi
- Trinityghost town · Lewis and Clark County · 25.8 mi
- Deep Creekghost town · Broadwater County · 26.8 mi
- Elkhornghost town · Jefferson County · 29.2 mi
Questions
Where is Daytown?
Daytown is in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, at 46.6610, -111.6972.
How many ghost towns are in Lewis and Clark County?
Lewis and Clark County, Montana has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.