Abandoned Record
About Carlyle
Carlyle is a ghost town in Wibaux County, Montana, United States. The community is located approximately 1 to 1+1⁄2 miles west of the North Dakota border, sitting on a ranch, which incorporated the once agricultural town into grazing land. Southeast of the town of Carlyle is the cemetery.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Carlyle, 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 Carlyle is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Carlyle
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.
- 1953 Miles City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Miles City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Miles City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Carlyle sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Wibaux sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1997 Carlyle 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, "Carlyle, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5043128.
- USGS GNIS 806912.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).