Abandoned Record
About Rancher
Rancher is a ghost town in Treasure County, Montana, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rancher, 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 Rancher is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Rancher
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
- 1960 Rancher Cemetery sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Hysham 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 Rancher
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Rancher, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22060703.
- USGS GNIS 1721505.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).