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Shorey

Ghost town · Stillwater County, Montana

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

Shorey is a ghost town in Stillwater County, Montana. It is one of 3 former communities in Stillwater County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shorey as a historical populated place on the Hailstone Basin SE 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 46.0805° N, 109.1007° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHailstone Basin SE
Elevation4,351 ft
Nearest living townRapelje, MT
Distance to it10.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1726973
Coordinates46.08051, -109.10072

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What's there now

Shorey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rapelje, MT (population 96), about 10.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,351 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 Shorey?

Shorey is in Stillwater County, Montana, at 46.0805, -109.1007.

How many ghost towns are in Stillwater County?

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

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