Welcome to Homestake ...

Homestake is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Homestake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Homestake is 6,300 feet [1,920 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Homestake is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Homestake is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities near Homestake ...

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

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Whitehall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Walkerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <4>
• Janney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
• Butte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <4>
• Pipestone Hot Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
  • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
• Williamsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
• North Walkerville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
  • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
• Highland City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
• Moose Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homestake ...

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

Adding Homestake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Homestake post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Homestake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

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