Welcome to Billings ...
Although we found mention of Billings during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Billings was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Billings to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Billings, please Contact Us.
When the people of Billings refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Billingsite<2>
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Billings might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
We believe that Billings would be found within the (250) and (778)<3> area codes.
Communities Also Named Billings ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Billings - they are located in Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Billings.
Communities near Billings ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Billings.
- Grand Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Forks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Forks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Forks <5>
- Lafferty ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lafferty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Orient is located in Ferry County (WA)
- Coryell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coryell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Niagara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eholt ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eholt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eholt
- Phoenix ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Former name for Phoenix:
- Greenwood Camp
- Silica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Barstow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Barstow is located in Ferry County (WA)
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 Billings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Billings.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Billings. See our Newspapers Page for Billings.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Billings ...
Looking for more information about Billings? 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 Billings, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Billings.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Billings and then turned east". While Billings could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Billings as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Billings could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Billings refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Billings may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |