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Watson Flats

Ghost town · Garfield County, Montana

Sleepy Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Sleepy Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Watson Flats 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 Watson Flats as a historical populated place on the Sleepy Hollow 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 47.0856° N, 106.2784° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSleepy Hollow
Elevation2,542 ft
Nearest living townBrockway, MT
Distance to it28.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1716040
Coordinates47.08555, -106.27837

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What's there now

Watson Flats is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brockway, MT (population 2), about 28.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,542 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 Watson Flats?

Watson Flats is in Garfield County, Montana, at 47.0856, -106.2784.

How many ghost towns are in Garfield County?

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

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