Welcome to Sour Dough Flat ...
So far, we found very little information about Sour Dough Flat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sour Dough Flat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sour Dough Flat, please Contact Us.
Sour Dough Flat would have been located within present day Blaine County<2>.
The location of Sour Dough Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Sour Dough Flat: Sour Dough Flt.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sour Dough Flat is 3,700 feet [1,128 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Sour Dough Flat is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sour Dough Flat was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sour Dough Flat would have been located in the (406) area code.
Communities near Sour Dough Flat ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Sour Dough Flat.
- Lloyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lloyd is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <5>
- Parker School
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker School have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker School
- Parker School is located in Hill County
- Saint Pierre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pierre
- Saint Pierre is located in Hill County
- Azure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azure
- Azure is located in Hill County
- Sangrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Boneau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Winifred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- 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>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sour Dough Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sour Dough Flat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sour Dough Flat. 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 Sour Dough Flat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sour Dough Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Sour Dough Flat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Sour Dough Flat, 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 Blaine, 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 Sour Dough Flat - 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. |