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Welcome to Ahles ...

Ahles is located in Rosebud County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ahles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Ahles is 2,870 feet [875 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ahles is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Ahles lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ahles: 406

Communities near Ahles ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Ahles.

  • Hysham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ingomar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sanders is located in Treasure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Myers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Myers is located in Treasure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
  • Sumatra
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bighorn
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forsyth
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Custer
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ahles ...

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

Adding Ahles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ahles 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 (so far) for Ahles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ahles post office opened in 1917. The Ahles post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ahles.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Rosebud, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ahles - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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