Welcome to Apgar ...

Apgar is located in Flathead County<1>.

The location of Apgar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Apgar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Apgar is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Apgar is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Apgar: (406)

Communities near Apgar ...

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

• Whitefish
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish
  • Whitefish is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefish <4>
• Columbia Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <4>
• Coram
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram
  • Coram is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coram <4>
• Martin City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
  • Martin City is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin City <4>
• Hungry Horse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Horse
  • Hungry Horse is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hungry Horse <4>
• Halfmoon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfmoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
  • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
• Polebridge
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polebridge
  • Polebridge is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polebridge <4>
• Swiftcurrent
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftcurrent
  • Swiftcurrent is located in Glacier County
• Creston
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Essex
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apgar ...

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

Adding Apgar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Apgar post office opened in 1913.

We also found Apgar on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apgar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apgar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/