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Gateway

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Montana

Rexford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Rexford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gateway is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Montana. It is one of 11 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gateway as a historical populated place on the Rexford 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 48.9991° N, 115.1732° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRexford
Elevation2,455 ft
Nearest living townWest Kootenai, MT
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID802106
Coordinates48.99913, -115.17323

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What's there now

Gateway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Kootenai, MT (population 397), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,455 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 Gateway?

Gateway is in Lincoln County, Montana, at 48.9991, -115.1732.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Montana has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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