Abandoned Record
About Vandalia
Vandalia is a small unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States. It was established in 1904 with a post office and a store along the Hi-Line of the Great Northern Railway.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Vandalia, 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 Vandalia is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Vandalia
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.
- 1943 Glasgow 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
- 1969 Vandalia sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Glasgow 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 Vandalia
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Vandalia, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7914331.
- USGS GNIS 778000.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).