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Elgin

Ghost town · Carter County, Montana

Camp Needmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Camp Needmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elgin is a ghost town in Carter County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elgin as a historical populated place on the Camp Needmore 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 45.7522° N, 104.4236° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamp Needmore
Elevation3,244 ft
Nearest living townEkalaka, MT
Distance to it11.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1688764
Coordinates45.75222, -104.42356

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What's there now

Elgin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ekalaka, MT (population 366), about 11.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,244 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 Elgin?

Elgin is in Carter County, Montana, at 45.7522, -104.4236.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

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

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