Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
Maudlow, Montana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Maudlow, 2015 | |
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Coordinates: 46°06′28″N 111°10′23″W / 46.10778°N 111.17306°W / 46.10778; -111.17306 | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Gallatin |
Elevation | 4,410 ft (1,340 m) |
GNIS feature ID | 0786930 |
Maudlow is a small unincorporated community in northern Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The town was a station stop on the transcontinental main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("the Milwaukee Road"), and was a community center for a small number of area ranchers and homesteaders. Maudlow was named after a family member of Montana Railroad President R. A. Harlow, Maud Harlow. The first postmaster of the town, George Dodge, shortened the name to Maudlow.
The town is in a narrow valley alongside Sixteen Mile Creek, and near the midpoint of Sixteen Mile Canyon. The canyon, also historically known as "Montana Canyon," was considered a scenic highlight of the Milwaukee Road line.
The population of Maudlow was never large, and by the late 20th century only a handful of residents remained in the area. The railroad through Maudlow was abandoned in 1980, and Maudlow is now nearly a ghost town. It is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maudlow, Montana
- "Maudlow". UltimatedMontana.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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