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Douglas

Ghost town · Glacier County, Montana

Wetzel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Wetzel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Douglas is a ghost town in Glacier County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Glacier County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Douglas as a historical populated place on the Wetzel 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 48.8611° N, 113.2162° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWetzel
Elevation4,913 ft
Nearest living townBabb, MT
Distance to it10.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1750479
Coordinates48.86109, -113.21621

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What's there now

Douglas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Babb, MT (population 279), about 10.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,913 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 Douglas?

Douglas is in Glacier County, Montana, at 48.8611, -113.2162.

How many ghost towns are in Glacier County?

Glacier County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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