Abandoned Record
About Zortman
Zortman is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Zortman had a population of 82.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Zortman, 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 Zortman is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Zortman
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 Landusky sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Lewistown sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Lewistown sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Zortman sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Zortman 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 Zortman
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Montana index.
- Landusky5.4 mi W · Phillips
- Rocky Point21.6 mi S · Fergus
- Wagner37.1 mi NE · Phillips
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Zortman": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Zortman, Montana": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6171856.
- USGS GNIS 778765.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).