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Muscleshell City

Ghost town · Petroleum County, Montana

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

Muscleshell City is a ghost town in Petroleum County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Petroleum County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Muscleshell City as a historical populated place on the Germaine Coulee West 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 47.4556° N, 107.9146° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGermaine Coulee West
Elevation2,248 ft
Nearest living townWinnett, MT
Distance to it37.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1721632
Coordinates47.45555, -107.91456

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What's there now

Muscleshell City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winnett, MT (population 173), about 37.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,248 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 Muscleshell City?

Muscleshell City is in Petroleum County, Montana, at 47.4556, -107.9146.

How many ghost towns are in Petroleum County?

Petroleum County, Montana has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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