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Dovetail

Ghost town · Petroleum County, Montana

Davis Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000)
Davis Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dovetail is a ghost town in Petroleum County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Petroleum County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dovetail as a historical populated place on the Davis Spring 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 47.3439° N, 108.2073° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDavis Spring
Elevation2,848 ft
Nearest living townWinnett, MT
Distance to it24.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1721605
Coordinates47.34388, -108.20734

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What's there now

Dovetail is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winnett, MT (population 173), about 24.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,848 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 Dovetail?

Dovetail is in Petroleum County, Montana, at 47.3439, -108.2073.

How many ghost towns are in Petroleum County?

Petroleum County, Montana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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