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Taft

Ghost town · Mineral County, Montana

Saltese quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Saltese quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taft is a ghost town in Mineral County, Montana. It is one of 6 former communities in Mineral County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taft as a historical populated place: 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 47.4192° N, 115.5980° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,725 ft
Nearest living townSaltese, MT
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates47.41920, -115.59800

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What's there now

Taft is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Saltese, MT (population 17), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,725 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 Taft?

Taft is in Mineral County, Montana, at 47.4192, -115.5980.

How many ghost towns are in Mineral County?

Mineral County, Montana has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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