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Olanda

Ghost town · Prairie County, Montana

Becker Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000)
Becker Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Olanda is a ghost town in Prairie County, Montana. It is one of 2 former communities in Prairie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Olanda as a historical populated place on the Becker Dam 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 47.1222° N, 105.6081° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBecker Dam
Elevation3,147 ft
Nearest living townBrockway, MT
Distance to it14.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1715648
Coordinates47.12223, -105.60806

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What's there now

Olanda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brockway, MT (population 2), about 14.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,147 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 Olanda?

Olanda is in Prairie County, Montana, at 47.1222, -105.6081.

How many ghost towns are in Prairie County?

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

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