Welcome to Family ...
So far, we found very little information about Family. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Family to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Family, please Contact Us.
Family would have been located within present day Glacier County<2>.
The location of Family has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Family, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Family is 3,910 feet [1,192 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Family is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Family was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Family once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities near Family ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Family.
- Browning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Browning is located in Glacier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <5>
- North Browning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
- North Browning is located in Glacier County
- South Browning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
- South Browning is located in Glacier County
- Heart Butte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Butte
- Heart Butte is located in Pondera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heart Butte <5>
- Starr School
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr School have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
- Starr School is located in Glacier County
- Cut Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Bank
- Cut Bank is located in Glacier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Bank <5>
- East Glacier Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glacier Park
- East Glacier Park is located in Glacier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Glacier Park <5>
- Dupuyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupuyer
- Dupuyer is located in Pondera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupuyer <5>
- East Glacier Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glacier Park Village
- East Glacier Park Village is located in Glacier County
- Kiowa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Kiowa is located in Glacier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <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 Family. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Family.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Family. 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 Family.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Family. See our Newspapers Page for Family.
Adding Family to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Family in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Family was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Family post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Family.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Family, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Glacier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Family - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |