Welcome to Absher ...
So far, we found very little information about Absher. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Absher to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Absher, please Contact Us.
Absher would have been located within present day Musselshell County<2>.
The location of Absher has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Absher, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Absher is 2,940 feet [896 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Absher is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Absher was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Absher once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Absher ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Absher - they are located in Illinois and Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Absher.
Communities near Absher ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Absher.
- Melstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstone
- Melstone is located in Musselshell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melstone <5>
- Musselshell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
- Musselshell is located in Musselshell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musselshell <5>
- Sumatra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
- Sumatra is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <5>
- Roundup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
- Roundup is located in Musselshell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roundup <5>
- Camp Three
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Three have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Three
- Camp Three is located in Musselshell County
- Ingomar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Ingomar is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingomar <5>
- Klein
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Mosby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Mosby is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <5>
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 Absher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Absher.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Absher. 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 Absher.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Absher. See our Newspapers Page for Absher.
Adding Absher to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Absher 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 Absher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Absher post office opened in 1910.
We also found Absher on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Absher.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Absher, 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 Musselshell, 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 Absher - 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/ |