Welcome to Trude ...

Trude is located in Fremont County<1>.

The location of Trude has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trude, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Trude is 6,320 feet [1,926 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Trude is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Trude lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Trude: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Trude ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Trude - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trude.

Communities near Trude ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Trude.

• West Yellowstone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yellowstone
  • West Yellowstone is located in Gallatin County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Yellowstone <5>
• Island Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Island Park is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Park <5>
• Box Canyon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon
  • Box Canyon is located in Fremont County
• Warm River
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
  • Warm River is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
• Lakeview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
• Marysville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Fremont County
• Ashton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Ashton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <5>
• Kilgore
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Clark County
• Squirrel
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
  • Squirrel is located in Fremont County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Trude. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trude.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trude. See our Newspapers Page for Trude.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trude ...

Looking for more information about Trude? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Trude, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trude.

Adding Trude to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trude in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Trude was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trude post office opened in 1913.

We also found Trude mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trude.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trude. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/