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Spring Valley

Ghost town · Lake County, Montana

Buffalo Bridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Buffalo Bridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spring Valley is a ghost town in Lake County, Montana. It is one of 3 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Valley as a historical populated place on the Buffalo Bridge 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 47.6883° N, 114.3510° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBuffalo Bridge
Elevation2,917 ft
Nearest living townJette, MT
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1796836
Coordinates47.68827, -114.35096

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What's there now

Spring Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jette, MT (population 221), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,917 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 Spring Valley?

Spring Valley is in Lake County, Montana, at 47.6883, -114.3510.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

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

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