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Lonesome Prairie

Ghost town · Chouteau County, Montana

Lonesome quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Lonesome quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lonesome Prairie is a ghost town in Chouteau County, Montana. It is one of 14 former communities in Chouteau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lonesome Prairie as a historical populated place on the Kenilworth NE 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 48.2444° N, 110.2674° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKenilworth NE
Elevation2,821 ft
Nearest living townBig Sandy, MT
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1750144
Coordinates48.24442, -110.26743

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What's there now

Lonesome Prairie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Sandy, MT (population 844), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,821 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 Lonesome Prairie?

Lonesome Prairie is in Chouteau County, Montana, at 48.2444, -110.2674.

How many ghost towns are in Chouteau County?

Chouteau County, Montana has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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