Welcome to Brockway ...
Brockway is located in McCone County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brockway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Brockway is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brockway is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Brockway lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Brockway is within the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Brockway ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Brockway - they are located in California, Connecticut, Michigan (2), New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brockway.
Communities near Brockway ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Brockway.
- Circle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
- Circle is located in McCone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circle <4>
- Redwater ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Redwater is located in McCone County
- Lindsay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Lindsay is located in Dawson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <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 Brockway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brockway.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockway. See our Newspapers Page for Brockway.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brockway ...
Looking for more information about Brockway? 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 Brockway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brockway.
Adding Brockway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brockway 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 Brockway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Brockway post office opened in 1913.
We also found Brockway on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brockway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brockway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including McCone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brockway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |