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Norwegian Settlement

Ghost town · Sweet Grass County, Montana

Melville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000)
Melville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1985, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Norwegian Settlement is a ghost town in Sweet Grass County, Montana. It is one of 2 former communities in Sweet Grass County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Norwegian Settlement as a historical populated place on the Melville 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 46.1083° N, 109.9757° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMelville
Elevation5,081 ft
Nearest living townBig Timber, MT
Distance to it18.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1743444
Coordinates46.10828, -109.97574

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What's there now

Norwegian Settlement is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Timber, MT (population 1,530), about 18.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,081 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 Norwegian Settlement?

Norwegian Settlement is in Sweet Grass County, Montana, at 46.1083, -109.9757.

How many ghost towns are in Sweet Grass County?

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

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