Welcome to Pipestone ...

Pipestone is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pipestone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Pipestone is 4,550 feet [1,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pipestone is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Pipestone is within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Pipestone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pipestone - they are located in Alberta, Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Pipestone ...

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

• Whitehall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Walkerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <4>
• Piedmont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
• Janney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
• Cardwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
  • Cardwell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <4>
• Jefferson Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
  • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
• Silver Star
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
  • Silver Star is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Star <4>
• Highland City ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
• Butte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <4>
• Williamsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow 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 Pipestone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pipestone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pipestone ...

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

Adding Pipestone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pipestone post office opened in 1880.

We also found Pipestone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pipestone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

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