Welcome to Big Timber ...

The city of Big Timber is located in Sweet Grass County<1> (at the time of its founding, Big Timber was located in Park County) and is the County Seat for Sweet Grass County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Timber, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Big Timber has a population of 1,700 people<2> (see below for details).

Big Timber is 4,090 feet [1,247 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Big Timber is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Big Timber is within the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Big Timber: 59011<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Big Timber had an population of 1,700 people. This is an increase of 3.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Big Timber had a population of 1,641 people (which is 44.95% of the total population of Sweet Grass County). This makes Big Timber the county's most populous community.

The population of Big Timber represents 0.17% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,641 people, the population of Big Timber has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,650 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Big Timber.

Communities Also Named Big Timber ...

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

Communities near Big Timber ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Big Timber.

• Sourdough
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
  • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
• Greycliff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycliff
  • Greycliff is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greycliff <5>
• McLeod
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod
  • McLeod is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeod <5>
• Springdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
• Melville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <5>
• Reed Point
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Point
  • Reed Point is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed Point <5>
• Beehive
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
• Nye
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Nye is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nye <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 Big Timber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Timber.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Timber. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Big Timber.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Timber ...

Looking for more information about Big Timber? 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 Big Timber, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Timber.

Adding Big Timber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Timber 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 Big Timber was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Timber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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