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 elevation 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Halfmoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfmoon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
- Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
- Polebridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- 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 for Apgar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
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.
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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |