Wayfarrow

MacKenzie

Ghost town · Fallon County, Montana

Harmon Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000)
Harmon Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

MacKenzie is a ghost town in Fallon County, Montana. It is one of 2 former communities in Fallon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 52nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists MacKenzie as a historical populated place on the Harmon Butte 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 46.1572° N, 104.7133° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarmon Butte
Elevation2,851 ft
Nearest living townEkalaka, MT
Distance to it20.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1688628
Coordinates46.15722, -104.71329

Open the location on a map

What's there now

MacKenzie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ekalaka, MT (population 366), about 20.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,851 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is MacKenzie?

MacKenzie is in Fallon County, Montana, at 46.1572, -104.7133.

How many ghost towns are in Fallon County?

Fallon County, Montana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.