Welcome to Sphinx ...

Sphinx is located in Park County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sphinx, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sphinx is 5,140 feet [1,567 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sphinx is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Sphinx lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Sphinx ...

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

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

Communities near Sphinx ...

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

• Gardiner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <4>
• Jardine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardine
  • Jardine is located in Park County
• White City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Park County
• Chico Hot Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
  • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
• Emigrant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant
  • Emigrant is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant <4>
• Mammoth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)
• Pray
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
  • Pray is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pray <4>
• Big Sky Canyon Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Canyon Village
  • Big Sky Canyon Village is located in Gallatin County
• Big Sky Meadow Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Meadow Village
  • Big Sky Meadow Village is located in Gallatin County
• Big Sky
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky
  • Big Sky is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sky <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 Sphinx. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sphinx.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sphinx ...

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

Adding Sphinx to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sphinx 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 Sphinx was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sphinx.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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