Welcome to Allen ...
So far, we found very little information about Allen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Allen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Allen, please Contact Us.
Allen would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
The location of Allen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Allen is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Allen is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Allen was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Allen once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Allen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Allen: This one is located in Garfield County and the other is located in Cascade County.
Beyond Montana, there are 41 communities that are also named Allen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allen.
Communities near Allen ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Allen.
- Cohagen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohagen
- Cohagen is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohagen <5>
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Garfield County
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <5>
- Angela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angela
- Angela is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angela <5>
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 Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen. See our Newspapers Page for Allen.
Adding Allen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Allen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Allen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Allen post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Allen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |