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Welcome to Montana ...

Montana is located in Labette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Montana is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Montana lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Montana: 620

Communities Also Named Montana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Montana - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Montana ...

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

  • Parsons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oswego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Altamont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chetopa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Weir
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Saint Paul
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
  • Scammon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • McCune
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Montana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montana ...

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

Adding Montana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Montana post office opened in 1866.

We also found Montana in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Labette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/