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Linley

Ghost town · Carbon County, Montana

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

Linley 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 Linley as a historical populated place on the Roscoe 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 45.2847° N, 109.4243° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoscoe
Elevation5,173 ft
Nearest living townLuther, MT
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1726790
Coordinates45.28467, -109.42433

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What's there now

Linley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Luther, MT (population 31), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,173 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 Linley?

Linley is in Carbon County, Montana, at 45.2847, -109.4243.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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