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Nicholia

Ghost town · Beaverhead County, Montana

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

Nicholia is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in Beaverhead County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nicholia as a historical populated place on the Island 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 44.5152° N, 112.8870° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIsland Butte
Elevation7,193 ft
Nearest living townLima, MT
Distance to it16.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1797379
Coordinates44.51519, -112.88696

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What's there now

Nicholia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lima, MT (population 237), about 16.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,193 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 Nicholia?

Nicholia is in Beaverhead County, Montana, at 44.5152, -112.8870.

How many ghost towns are in Beaverhead County?

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

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