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Welcome to Apgar ...

Apgar is located in Flathead County<1>.

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.<2> 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

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)
  • Columbia Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martin City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hungry Horse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Halfmoon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
  • Polebridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swiftcurrent
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Swiftcurrent is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftcurrent
  • Creston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Essex
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

From that list, the Apgar post office opened in 1913. The Apgar post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apgar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Flathead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Apgar - 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/