Sweeney Creek
Ghost town · Ravalli County, Montana

Sweeney Creek is a ghost town in Ravalli County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Ravalli County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sweeney Creek as a historical populated place on the Stevensville 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 46.6110° N, 114.0898° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Stevensville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,270 ft |
| Nearest living town | Florence, MT |
| Distance to it | 1.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1803053 |
| Coordinates | 46.61103, -114.08983 |
What's there now
Sweeney Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Florence, MT (population 993), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,270 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bitter Rootghost town · Ravalli County · 3.3 mi
- Eight Mileghost town · Ravalli County · 6.9 mi
- Etnaghost town · Ravalli County · 12.1 mi
- Burnt Forkghost town · Ravalli County · 12.6 mi
- Hell Gateghost town · Missoula County · 18.8 mi
- Dutch Hillghost town · Ravalli County · 20.9 mi
- Grant Creekghost town · Missoula County · 24.3 mi
- Ardrumghost town · Missoula County · 26.6 mi
- Bairdghost town · Granite County · 28.1 mi
- Nimrodghost town · Granite County · 29.7 mi
- Shangvilleghost town · Missoula County · 29.9 mi
- Stovepipeghost town · Missoula County · 30.9 mi
Questions
Where is Sweeney Creek?
Sweeney Creek is in Ravalli County, Montana, at 46.6110, -114.0898.
How many ghost towns are in Ravalli County?
Ravalli County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.