Comertown, Montana


Comertown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Sheridan County, Montana
Nearest city	Westby, Montana
Coordinates	48°53′49″N 104°14′56″W / 48.89694°N 104.24889°W / 48.89694; -104.24889Coordinates: 48°53′49″N 104°14′56″W / 48.89694°N 104.24889°W / 48.89694; -104.24889
Built	1913
MPS	Sheridan County MPS
NRHP Reference #	93001149^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 27, 1993

Comertown is an unincorporated community in northeastern Sheridan County, Montana, United States.^[2] Founded in 1913,^[1] it was established as a station stop on the Soo Line Railroad branch line to Whitetail. It is centered at 48°53′49″N 104°15′0″W / 48.89694°N 104.25000°W / 48.89694; -104.25000 (48.8969706, -104.2499432) and located at an altitude of 2,270 feet (692 m).^[2]

Although the land around Comertown attracted numerous homesteaders during the first years following the railroad's completion, the region proved to be unsuited for intensive agricultural use, and by the 1920s Comertown was in decline. Though the railroad remains in operation, the community is now abandoned, and only a handful of buildings remain.

The post office at Comertown operated from November 14, 1914 to June 30, 1957.^[3] A school and a cemetery were also established at Comertown.^[4]^[5]

In 1993, the entire community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.^[1]

Notes

1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comertown, Montana
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comertown Post Office
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comertown School
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Comertown Cemetery

Municipalities and communities of Sheridan County, Montana, United States

County seat: Plentywood

City	Plentywood

Towns	Medicine Lake Outlook Westby

CDPs	Antelope Reserve

Unincorporated communities	Comertown Dagmar Homestead Raymond Redstone

Ghost town	Dooley

Indian reservations	Fort Peck Indian Reservation‡ Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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