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Welcome to Archer ...

Archer is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Archer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Archer is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Archer, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Archer: 406

Communities Also Named Archer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Archer - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska (2), Nevada, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Archer.

Communities near Archer ...

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

  • Plentywood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Flaxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Outlook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Redstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Daleview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Daleview is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleview
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Muddy ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitetail
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Regway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regway

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Archer ...

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

Adding Archer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Archer 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 Archer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Archer post office opened in 1914. The Archer post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Archer.

Footnotes ...

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