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Reuter

Ghost town · Flathead County, Montana

Polebridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Polebridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Reuter is a ghost town in Flathead County, Montana. It is one of 15 former communities in Flathead County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Reuter as a historical populated place on the Polebridge 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 48.8227° N, 114.3399° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePolebridge
Elevation3,619 ft
Nearest living townPolebridge, MT
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1796243
Coordinates48.82275, -114.33986

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What's there now

Reuter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Polebridge, MT (population 49), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,619 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 Reuter?

Reuter is in Flathead County, Montana, at 48.8227, -114.3399.

How many ghost towns are in Flathead County?

Flathead County, Montana has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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