Eskay
Ghost town · Chouteau County, Montana

Eskay is a ghost town in Chouteau County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Chouteau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eskay as a historical populated place on the Pigtail Coulee 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 47.8300° N, 109.6360° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Pigtail Coulee |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,064 ft |
| Nearest living town | Winifred, MT |
| Distance to it | 22.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1750093 |
| Coordinates | 47.82998, -109.63602 |
What's there now
Eskay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winifred, MT (population 207), about 22.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,064 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Golf Benchghost town · Blaine County · 6.3 mi
- Hoseyghost town · Blaine County · 6.8 mi
- Judithghost town · Fergus County · 7.8 mi
- Ragland Benchghost town · Blaine County · 10.1 mi
- Hoppghost town · Chouteau County · 12.7 mi
- Eversonghost town · Fergus County · 15.4 mi
- Riedelghost town · Blaine County · 16.7 mi
- Sour Dough Flatghost town · Blaine County · 16.8 mi
- Rumble Creekghost town · Fergus County · 19.6 mi
- Woodhawkghost town · Fergus County · 21.7 mi
- Salt Creekghost town · Fergus County · 27.1 mi
- Hungry Hollowghost town · Blaine County · 27.5 mi
Questions
Where is Eskay?
Eskay is in Chouteau County, Montana, at 47.8300, -109.6360.
How many ghost towns are in Chouteau County?
Chouteau County, Montana has 14 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.