Welcome to Saint Peter ...

Saint Peter is located in Cascade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Peter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Peter: St. Peter

Saint Peter is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Saint Peter is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Saint Peter lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Peter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Saint Peter - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint Peter ...

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

• Cascade
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
  • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
  • Dearborn City
  • Dearborn
• Mid Canon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
  • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
• Simms
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
  • Simms is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <4>
• Fort Shaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shaw
  • Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Shaw <4>
• Craig
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Craig is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <4>
• Sun River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
  • Sun River is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <4>
• Fairfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Ulm
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
  • Ulm is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <4>
• Wolf Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Peter ...

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

Adding Saint Peter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Peter post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Peter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

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