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Sarpy

Ghost town · Big Horn County, Montana

Sarpy School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Sarpy School quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sarpy is a ghost town in Big Horn County, Montana. It is one of 3 former communities in Big Horn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sarpy as a historical populated place on the Sarpy School 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 45.7958° N, 106.9528° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSarpy School
Elevation3,527 ft
Nearest living townColstrip, MT
Distance to it17 miles
GNIS feature ID1716487
Coordinates45.79582, -106.95282

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What's there now

Sarpy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colstrip, MT (population 2,156), about 17 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,527 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 Sarpy?

Sarpy is in Big Horn County, Montana, at 45.7958, -106.9528.

How many ghost towns are in Big Horn County?

Big Horn County, Montana has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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