Welcome to Trident ...

Trident is located in Gallatin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trident, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Trident is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Trident is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Trident is within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Trident ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Trident - they are located in Arkansas and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Trident ...

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

• Belgrade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <4>
• Three Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <4>
• Manhattan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <4>
• Copper City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
• Willow Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <4>
• Hillman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Churchill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
  • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Toston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toston
  • Toston is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toston <4>
• Amsterdam - Churchill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
  • Amsterdam - Churchill 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 Trident. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trident.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trident ...

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

Adding Trident to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trident post office opened in 1909.

We also found Trident on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trident.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

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