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Tindall

Ghost town · Garfield County, Montana

Coffin Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Coffin Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tindall is a ghost town in Garfield County, Montana. It is one of 21 former communities in Garfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tindall as a historical populated place on the Coffin Butte 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 47.1583° N, 107.6168° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoffin Butte
Elevation2,996 ft
Nearest living townJordan, MT
Distance to it35 miles
GNIS feature ID1716047
Coordinates47.15833, -107.61677

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What's there now

Tindall is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jordan, MT (population 299), about 35 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,996 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 Tindall?

Tindall is in Garfield County, Montana, at 47.1583, -107.6168.

How many ghost towns are in Garfield County?

Garfield County, Montana has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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