Welcome to Whitetail ...
Whitetail is located in Daniels County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitetail, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Whitetail is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Whitetail is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Whitetail lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Whitetail and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Whitetail is within the (406) area code.
The ZIP code for Whitetail: 59276<3>
Communities Also Named Whitetail ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Whitetail - they are located in Arizona and New Mexico.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitetail.
Communities near Whitetail ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitetail.
- Scobey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobey
- Scobey is located in Daniels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scobey <4>
- Flaxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxville
- Flaxville is located in Daniels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxville <4>
- Outlook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
- Outlook is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outlook <4>
- Big Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Daleview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleview
- Daleview is located in Sheridan County
- Redstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <4>
- East Poplar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poplar
- Big Muddy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Four Buttes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Buttes
- Four Buttes is located in Daniels County
- Coronach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coronach <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 Whitetail. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitetail.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitetail. See our Newspapers Page for Whitetail.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitetail ...
Looking for more information about Whitetail? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Whitetail, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitetail.
Adding Whitetail to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whitetail 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 Whitetail was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Whitetail post office opened in 1911.
We also found Whitetail on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitetail.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitetail. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Daniels, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitetail - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Whitetail). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whitetail or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |