Welcome to Penwells ...

So far, we found very little information about Penwells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Penwells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Penwells, please Contact Us.

Penwells would have been located within present day Gallatin County<2>.

The location of Penwells has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Penwells is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Penwells is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Penwells was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Penwells once stood is in the (406) area code.

Communities near Penwells ...

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

• Bozeman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman
  • Bozeman is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozeman <5>
• Belgrade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <5>
• Manhattan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <5>
• Clyde Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Clyde Park is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <5>
• Bridger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
• Wisner Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
  • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
• Catron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
  • Catron is located in Gallatin County
• Hillman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
• Sedan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
• Chestnut
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Chestnut is located in Gallatin 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 Penwells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penwells.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

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