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Southern Cross

Ghost town · Deer Lodge County, Montana

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

Southern Cross is a ghost town in Deer Lodge County, Montana. It is one of 7 former communities in Deer Lodge County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Southern Cross as a historical populated place on the Silver Lake 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 46.2102° N, 113.2364° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSilver Lake
Elevation6,971 ft
Nearest living townPhilipsburg, MT
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1786364
Coordinates46.21020, -113.23645

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What's there now

Southern Cross is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Philipsburg, MT (population 1,012), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,971 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 Southern Cross?

Southern Cross is in Deer Lodge County, Montana, at 46.2102, -113.2364.

How many ghost towns are in Deer Lodge County?

Deer Lodge County, Montana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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