Welcome to Salt Creek ...

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

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

Salt Creek would have been located within present day Fergus County<2>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Salt Creek: Salt Crk. (or less commonly used: Salt Ck. or Salt Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Salt Creek is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Salt Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

If Salt Creek still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Salt Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Salt Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Salt Creek ...

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

Winifred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winifred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
- Winifred is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winifred <5>
Christina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
- Christina is located in Fergus County
Kendall ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kendall is located in Fergus County
Roy Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
Hilger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
- Hilger is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <5>
Danvers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Danvers is located in Fergus County
Maiden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
Giltedge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus 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 Salt Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salt Creek.

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

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

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 Salt Creek, 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 Salt Creek - 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>	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.
<7>	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.