Welcome to Busteed ...

Busteed is located in Stillwater County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Busteed, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Busteed is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Busteed is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Busteed lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Busteed ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Busteed - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Busteed ...

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

• Rapelje
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapelje
  • Rapelje is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapelje <4>
• Reed Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Point
  • Reed Point is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed Point <4>
• Molt
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molt
  • Molt is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molt <4>
• Columbus
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Stillwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Sourdough
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
  • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
• Greycliff
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycliff
  • Greycliff is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greycliff <4>
• Broadview
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
  • Broadview is located in Yellowstone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <4>
• Ryegate
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
  • Ryegate is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryegate <4>
• Comanche
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County
• Absarokee
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absarokee
  • Absarokee is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Absarokee <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 Busteed. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Busteed.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Busteed ...

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

Adding Busteed to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Busteed post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Busteed.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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