Welcome to Amazon ...

Amazon is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amazon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Amazon is 5,450 feet [1,661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Amazon is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Amazon lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Amazon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Amazon - they are located in Kansas, Nevada and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Amazon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amazon.

• Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Boulder
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <4>
• Jefferson City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Basin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Basin is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <4>
• Elkhorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
• Alhambra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
• Clancy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy
  • Clancy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clancy <4>
• Rimini ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Park City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Elk Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Elk Park is located in Jefferson 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 Amazon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amazon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amazon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amazon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amazon ...

Looking for more information about Amazon? 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 Amazon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amazon.

Adding Amazon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amazon 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 Amazon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Amazon post office opened in 1888.

We also found Amazon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amazon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/