Welcome to Yakt ...
So far, we found very little information about Yakt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yakt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yakt, please Contact Us.
Yakt would have been located within present day Flathead County<2>.
The location of Yakt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yakt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Yakt is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Yakt is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Yakt was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Yakt (for example, toward Clark Fork (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
The location where Yakt once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Yakt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Yakt: This one is located in Flathead County and the other is located in Lincoln County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yakt.
Communities near Yakt ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Yakt.
- Happys Inn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happys Inn
- Happys Inn is located in Lincoln County
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Flathead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Niarada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Kila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kila
- Kila is located in Flathead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kila <5>
- Lake Mary Ronan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
- Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
- Lonepine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonepine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonepine
- Lonepine is located in Sanders County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonepine <5>
- Rhodes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Rhodes is located in Flathead County
- Trout Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <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 Yakt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yakt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yakt. 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 Yakt.
Adding Yakt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yakt in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yakt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Yakt post office opened in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yakt.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/
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 Yakt, 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 Flathead, 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 Yakt - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |