Welcome to Arlee ...

Arlee is located in Lake County<1> (at the time of its founding, Arlee was located in Missoula County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Arlee is 3,090 feet [942 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arlee is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Arlee and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Arlee is located in the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Arlee: 59821<3>

Communities Also Named Arlee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arlee - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Arlee ...

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

• Saint Ignatius
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
  • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <5>
• Evaro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
  • Evaro is located in Missoula County
• Ravalli
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
  • Ravalli is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <5>
• Frenchtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <5>
• Huson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson
  • Huson is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huson <5>
• Wye
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
  • Wye is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <5>
• Agency
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Sanders County
• Dixon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <5>
• Grass Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
• Old Agency
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
  • Old Agency is located in Sanders 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 Arlee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlee. 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 Arlee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlee ...

Looking for more information about Arlee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arlee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arlee.

Adding Arlee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlee 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 Arlee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arlee post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecounty-mt.org/

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