Welcome to Como ...

Como is located in Ravalli County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Como, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Como is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Como is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Como: (406)

Communities Also Named Como ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Como: This one is located in Ravalli County and the other is located in Missoula County.

Beyond Montana, there are 24 communities that are also named Como - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Como ...

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

• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Ravalli County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Pinesdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesdale
  • Pinesdale is located in Ravalli County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinesdale <4>
• Darby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Ravalli County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Grantsdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsdale
  • Grantsdale is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsdale <4>
• Leisure Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County
• Conner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner
  • Conner is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conner <4>
• Corvallis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <4>
• Medicine Hot Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hot Springs
  • Medicine Hot Springs is located in Ravalli County
• Sula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sula
  • Sula is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sula <4>
• Victor
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ravalli County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <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 Como. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Como.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Como ...

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

Adding Como to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Como post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Como.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ravalli County: www.co.ravalli.mt.us/

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