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Welcome to New Chicago ...

New Chicago is located in Granite County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of New Chicago, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

New Chicago is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of New Chicago is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

New Chicago lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named New Chicago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named New Chicago: This one is located in Granite County and the other is located in Deer Lodge County.

Beyond Montana, there are 6 communities that are also named New Chicago - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near New Chicago ...

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

  • Jens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
    • Jens is located in Powell County
  • Stone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Granite County
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
  • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wall City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
    • Wall City is located in Powell County
  • Phosphate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phosphate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
    • Phosphate is located in Powell County
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
  • Reynolds City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
    • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
  • Garnet ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
    • Garnet is located in Granite County
  • Stump Town ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
    • Stump Town is located in Granite 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 New Chicago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Chicago.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Chicago ...

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

Adding New Chicago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Chicago 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 New Chicago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Chicago post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Chicago.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Granite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Chicago - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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