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Sutherland

Ghost town · Prairie County, Montana

Spring Draw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Spring Draw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sutherland is a ghost town in Prairie County, Montana. It is one of 2 former communities in Prairie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sutherland as a historical populated place on the Spring Draw 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 46.5781° N, 105.3450° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpring Draw
Elevation2,334 ft
Nearest living townTerry, MT
Distance to it14.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1715634
Coordinates46.57806, -105.34499

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What's there now

Sutherland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Terry, MT (population 430), about 14.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,334 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 Sutherland?

Sutherland is in Prairie County, Montana, at 46.5781, -105.3450.

How many ghost towns are in Prairie County?

Prairie County, Montana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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