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Wormser

Ghost town · Sweet Grass County, Montana

Grosfield Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Grosfield Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wormser is a ghost town in Sweet Grass County, Montana. It is one of 2 former communities in Sweet Grass County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 55 Montana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wormser as a historical populated place on the Otter Creek School 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 45.9772° N, 110.0005° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOtter Creek School
Elevation4,755 ft
Nearest living townBig Timber, MT
Distance to it10.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1743391
Coordinates45.97717, -110.00047

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What's there now

Wormser is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Timber, MT (population 1,530), about 10.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,755 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 Wormser?

Wormser is in Sweet Grass County, Montana, at 45.9772, -110.0005.

How many ghost towns are in Sweet Grass County?

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

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