Pershing
Ghost town · Carter County, Montana

Pershing is a ghost town in Carter County, Montana. It is one of 8 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pershing as a historical populated place on the Stagville Draw 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 45.7553° N, 104.5491° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Stagville Draw |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,373 ft |
| Nearest living town | Ekalaka, MT |
| Distance to it | 9.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1688715 |
| Coordinates | 45.75527, -104.54912 |
What's there now
Pershing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ekalaka, MT (population 366), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,373 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Prairie Daleghost town · Carter County · 4.6 mi
- Elginghost town · Carter County · 6.1 mi
- Beaver Flatsghost town · Carter County · 9.6 mi
- Chalk Buttesghost town · Carter County · 11.4 mi
- Chausseghost town · Carter County · 23.3 mi
- Midlandghost town · Carter County · 24.4 mi
- Knobsghost town · Fallon County · 27.3 mi
- MacKenzieghost town · Fallon County · 28.9 mi
- Capitolghost town · Carter County · 32.2 mi
- Kimballghost town · Custer County · 35.3 mi
- Oneillghost town · Custer County · 39.7 mi
- Foundationghost town · Custer County · 40.1 mi
Questions
Where is Pershing?
Pershing is in Carter County, Montana, at 45.7553, -104.5491.
How many ghost towns are in Carter County?
Carter County, Montana has 8 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.