Welcome to Arlee ...
Arlee is located in Lake County<1> (at the time of its founding, Arlee was located in Missoula County).
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Arlee is 3,090 feet [942 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Arlee is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Arlee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Arlee and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Area Code for Arlee: 406
The ZIP code for Arlee: 59821<3>
Communities Also Named Arlee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arlee - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arlee.
Communities near Arlee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arlee.
- Saint Ignatius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
- Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <5>
- Evaro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Ravalli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
- Ravalli is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <5>
- Frenchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <5>
- Huson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson
- Huson is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huson <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huson
- From Arlee to Huson
- Wye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
- Wye is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <5>
- Agency
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - De Smet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Smet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- De Smet is located in Missoula County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to De Smet
- From Arlee to De Smet
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Sanders County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <5>
- Grass Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grass Valley
- From Arlee to Grass Valley
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 Arlee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlee. 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 Arlee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlee. See our Newspapers Page for Arlee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlee ...
Looking for more information about Arlee? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Arlee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arlee.
Adding Arlee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arlee 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 Arlee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Arlee post office opened in 1885.
We also found Arlee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecounty-mt.org/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arlee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arlee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arlee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |