Welcome to Lanark ...

Lanark is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

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

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

Lanark is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lanark (for example, toward Williston (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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

Communities Also Named Lanark ...

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

Beyond Montana, there are 12 communities that are also named Lanark - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lanark ...

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

• Culbertson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
  • Culbertson is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <4>
• Bainville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
  • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <4>
• Froid
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
  • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <4>
• McCabe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
  • McCabe is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCabe <4>
• Dore
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Fairview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Trenton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Williams County (ND)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Brockton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Roosevelt County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton <4>
• Medicine Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
  • Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <4>
• Harding
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanark ...

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

Adding Lanark to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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