Welcome to Sixteen ...

Sixteen is located in Meagher County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sixteen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Sixteen is 4,990 feet [1,521 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sixteen is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Sixteen is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Sixteen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sixteen - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Sixteen ...

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

• Francis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Gallatin County
• Ringling
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
  • Ringling is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <4>
• Loweth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loweth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loweth
  • Loweth is located in Meagher County
• Sedan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
• Toston
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toston
  • Toston is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toston <4>
• Castle Town
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Town
  • Castle Town is located in Meagher County
• Wilsall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsall
  • Wilsall is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsall <4>
• Langford City ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford City
  • Langford City is located in Meagher County
• White Sulphur Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Meagher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
• Hillman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman 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 Sixteen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sixteen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sixteen ...

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

Adding Sixteen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sixteen post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sixteen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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