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Family

Ghost town · Glacier County, Montana

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

Family 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 Family as a historical populated place on the Piegan 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 48.4819° N, 112.7445° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePiegan
Elevation3,908 ft
Nearest living townBlackfoot, MT
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1750472
Coordinates48.48192, -112.74451

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What's there now

Family is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blackfoot, MT (population 95), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,908 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 Family?

Family is in Glacier County, Montana, at 48.4819, -112.7445.

How many ghost towns are in Glacier County?

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

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