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Salt Creek

Ghost town · Fergus County, Montana

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

Salt Creek is a ghost town in Fergus County, Montana. It is one of 31 former communities in Fergus County on the federal names register. No county in Montana has more among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Salt Creek as a historical populated place on the Hilger NW 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 47.4519° N, 109.4799° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHilger NW
Elevation3,367 ft
Nearest living townWinifred, MT
Distance to it9 miles
GNIS feature ID1722938
Coordinates47.45192, -109.47991

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What's there now

Salt Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winifred, MT (population 207), about 9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,367 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 Salt Creek?

Salt Creek is in Fergus County, Montana, at 47.4519, -109.4799.

How many ghost towns are in Fergus County?

Fergus County, Montana has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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