Abandoned Record
About Carpenter Creek
Carpenter Creek, Montana is a ghost town in Musselshell County. It was the site of a Post Office from 1915 to 1918, with John Donovan as postmaster.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Carpenter Creek, 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 Carpenter Creek is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Carpenter Creek
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.
- 1954 Forsyth sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Forsyth sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Forsyth sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Queens Point sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Melstone sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Forsyth sheet, 1:250,000 · 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.
Nearby
Other sites near Carpenter Creek
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Carpenter Creek, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q15207658.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).