Paris
Ghost town · McCone County, Montana

Paris is a ghost town in McCone County, Montana. It is one of 13 former communities in McCone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paris as a historical populated place on the Flowing Well 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 47.2911° N, 106.1589° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Flowing Well |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,508 ft |
| Nearest living town | Brockway, MT |
| Distance to it | 18.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1716180 |
| Coordinates | 47.29111, -106.15892 |
What's there now
Paris is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brockway, MT (population 2), about 18.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,508 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Purewaterghost town · Garfield County · 5.9 mi
- Whiteghost town · McCone County · 5.9 mi
- Watson Flatsghost town · Garfield County · 15.3 mi
- Coal Creekghost town · McCone County · 17.1 mi
- Keplervilleghost town · Garfield County · 21.1 mi
- Allenghost town · Garfield County · 21.5 mi
- Phonghost town · Garfield County · 24.7 mi
- Olandaghost town · Prairie County · 28.4 mi
- Lost Creekghost town · McCone County · 31.1 mi
- Freedomghost town · Garfield County · 35.2 mi
- Hamblinghost town · McCone County · 35.8 mi
- Prairie Elkghost town · McCone County · 36.7 mi
Questions
Where is Paris?
Paris is in McCone County, Montana, at 47.2911, -106.1589.
How many ghost towns are in McCone County?
McCone County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.