Welcome to Klein ...

Klein is located in Musselshell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Klein, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Klein is 3,280 feet [1,000 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Klein is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Klein: (406)

Communities Also Named Klein ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Klein - they are located in Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Klein ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Klein.

• Roundup
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
  • Roundup is located in Musselshell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roundup <4>
• Lavina
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavina
  • Lavina is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavina <4>
• Musselshell
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
  • Musselshell is located in Musselshell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musselshell <4>
• Broadview
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Comanche
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Yellowstone 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 Klein. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Klein.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klein ...

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

Adding Klein to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Klein post office opened in 1909.

We also found Klein on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Klein.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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