Thoeny is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in the northern part of
Valley County,
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
, United States, near the Canadian province of
Saskatchewan
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. Thoeny is located north of
Hinsdale and west of
Opheim. The school house still stands. There is also a cemetery located on the hill.
History
Thoeny was named for its first postmaster, Jacob Thoeny, in 1915. By 1918, the community had two general stores, a newspaper, a blacksmith shop, and several other businesses, all without the benefit of being located near a railroad. A schoolhouse, a cemetery and a few foundations are reminders of the community. Thoeny is located near the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, north of Hinsdale and west of Opheim.
Population
The census district named Barnard was seceded from Thoeny and had a population of 76 in 1930.
Thoeny became part of the Hinsdale Rural CCD in the 1940 Census, along with Barnard and Nott.
References
Ghost towns in Montana
Geography of Valley County, Montana
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