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Kurtzville

Ghost town · Treasure County, Montana

Bighorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Bighorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kurtzville is a ghost town in Treasure County, Montana. It is one of 4 former communities in Treasure County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kurtzville as a historical populated place on the Bighorn 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 46.1617° N, 107.4487° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBighorn
Elevation2,700 ft
Nearest living townCuster, MT
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1721508
Coordinates46.16165, -107.44868

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What's there now

Kurtzville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Custer, MT (population 155), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,700 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 Kurtzville?

Kurtzville is in Treasure County, Montana, at 46.1617, -107.4487.

How many ghost towns are in Treasure County?

Treasure County, Montana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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