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Sand Creek

Ghost town · McCone County, Montana

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

Sand Creek 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 Sand Creek as a historical populated place on the Dailey Spring 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 47.8406° N, 105.6622° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDailey Spring
Elevation2,339 ft
Nearest living townVida, MT
Distance to it7.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1716161
Coordinates47.84057, -105.66222

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What's there now

Sand Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vida, MT (population 60), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,339 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 Sand Creek?

Sand Creek is in McCone County, Montana, at 47.8406, -105.6622.

How many ghost towns are in McCone County?

McCone County, Montana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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