Welcome to Novary ...
So far, we found very little information about Novary. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Novary to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Novary, please Contact Us.
Novary would have been located within present day Fergus County<2>.
The location of Novary has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Novary, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Novary is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Novary is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Novary was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Novary still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities near Novary ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Novary.
- Lewistown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
- Grass Range
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
- Grass Range is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <5>
- Forestgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <5>
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Fergus County
- Maiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
- Lewistown Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
- Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
- Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <5>
- Hilger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
- Hilger is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <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 Novary. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Novary.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Novary. 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 Novary.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Novary. See our Newspapers Page for Novary.
Adding Novary to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Novary 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 Novary was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Novary post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Novary.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/
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 Novary, 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 Fergus, 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 Novary - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |