Welcome to Valentine ...

Valentine is located in Fergus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valentine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Valentine is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Valentine is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Valentine is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Valentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Valentine - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Valentine ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Valentine.

• Teigen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
  • Teigen is located in Petroleum County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <4>
• Winnett
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnett
  • Winnett is located in Petroleum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnett <4>
• Cat Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
  • Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
• Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscleshell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
  • Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
• Roy
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
• Grass Range
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
  • Grass Range is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <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 Valentine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valentine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valentine ...

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

Adding Valentine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valentine post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valentine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

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