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Metersville

Ghost town · Garfield County, Montana

Spring Creek School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Spring Creek School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Metersville is a ghost town in Garfield County, Montana. It is one of 21 former communities in Garfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Metersville as a historical populated place on the Spring Creek School 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 47.4903° N, 107.6007° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpring Creek School
Elevation2,773 ft
Nearest living townJordan, MT
Distance to it34.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1715970
Coordinates47.49028, -107.60066

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What's there now

Metersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jordan, MT (population 299), about 34.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,773 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 Metersville?

Metersville is in Garfield County, Montana, at 47.4903, -107.6007.

How many ghost towns are in Garfield County?

Garfield County, Montana has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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