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Lost Creek

Ghost town · McCone County, Montana

Hudiburgh Reservoir SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000)
Hudiburgh Reservoir SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lost Creek is a ghost town in McCone County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in McCone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lost Creek as a historical populated place on the Hudiburgh Reservoir SE 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 47.5167° N, 105.5839° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHudiburgh Reservoir SE
Elevation2,420 ft
Nearest living townCircle, MT
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1716185
Coordinates47.51668, -105.58389

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What's there now

Lost Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Circle, MT (population 543), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,420 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Lost Creek?

Lost Creek is in McCone County, Montana, at 47.5167, -105.5839.

How many ghost towns are in McCone County?

McCone County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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