Welcome to Arthur ...
So far, we found very little information about Arthur. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Arthur to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arthur, please Contact Us.
Arthur would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.
The location of Arthur has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arthur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Arthur is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Arthur was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Arthur, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Arthur once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Arthur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Arthur - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arthur.
Communities near Arthur ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Arthur.
- Poplar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Poplar is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar <5>
- Brockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Roosevelt County
- Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton <5>
- Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
- Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County
- Vida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vida
- Vida is located in McCone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vida <5>
- Wolf Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Point
- Wolf Point is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Point <5>
- Richey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Richey is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richey <5>
- Culbertson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
- Culbertson is located in Roosevelt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <5>
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 Arthur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arthur.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arthur. See our Newspapers Page for Arthur.
Adding Arthur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arthur in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arthur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Arthur post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arthur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arthur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |