Welcome to Blackleaf ...

Blackleaf is located in Teton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackleaf, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Blackleaf is 4,700 feet [1,433 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Blackleaf is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Blackleaf lies within the (406) area code.

Communities near Blackleaf ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Blackleaf.

• Bynum
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Bynum is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <4>
• Dupuyer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupuyer
  • Dupuyer is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupuyer <4>
• Pendroy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy
  • Pendroy is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendroy <4>
• Heart Butte
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Butte
  • Heart Butte is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heart Butte <4>
• Choteau
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choteau
  • Choteau is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choteau <4>
• Gallup City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
  • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
• Valier
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
  • Valier is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <4>

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 Blackleaf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackleaf.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackleaf ...

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

Adding Blackleaf to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blackleaf post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackleaf.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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