Abandoned Record
About Thoeny
Thoeny is a ghost town in the northern part of Valley County, Montana, United States, near the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Thoeny is located north of Hinsdale and west of Opheim near the banks of Rock Creek.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Thoeny, 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 Thoeny is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Thoeny
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.
- 1919 Boundary sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Glasgow sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Glasgow sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Glasgow sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Thoeny sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Opheim sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Thoeny
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Thoeny": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q20712489.
- USGS GNIS 777551.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).