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George Place

Ghost town · Carbon County, Montana

Mackay Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Mackay Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

George Place is a ghost town in Carbon County, Montana. It is one of 11 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists George Place as a historical populated place on the Mackay Ranch 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 45.3591° N, 109.5168° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMackay Ranch
Elevation5,081 ft
Nearest living townRoscoe, MT
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID783899
Coordinates45.35911, -109.51683

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What's there now

George Place is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roscoe, MT (population 24), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,081 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 George Place?

George Place is in Carbon County, Montana, at 45.3591, -109.5168.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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