Abandoned Record
About Aldridge
Aldridge is a ghost town in Park County, Montana, United States. According to the book Ghost Towns of the Montana Prairie, the town was incorporated as Aldridge in 1906 but was earlier named Horr, and later Electric.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Aldridge, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Aldridge is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Aldridge
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1891 Livingston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1893 Livingston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Bozeman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Bozeman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Miner sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Bozeman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Bozeman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Bozeman sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Electric Peak sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Gardiner sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2000 Electric Peak sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Aldridge, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4713995.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).