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Kansas Flat

Ghost town · Valley County, Montana

Wards Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000)
Wards Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1984, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kansas Flat is a ghost town in Valley County, Montana. It is one of 25 former communities in Valley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kansas Flat as a historical populated place on the Wards Dam 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 48.7314° N, 106.6123° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWards Dam
Elevation2,942 ft
Nearest living townOpheim, MT
Distance to it12.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1688521
Coordinates48.73141, -106.61226

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What's there now

Kansas Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Opheim, MT (population 109), about 12.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,942 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 Kansas Flat?

Kansas Flat is in Valley County, Montana, at 48.7314, -106.6123.

How many ghost towns are in Valley County?

Valley County, Montana has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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