Welcome to Basin ...

Basin is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Basin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Basin is 5,360 feet [1,634 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Basin is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Basin: 406

The ZIP code for Basin: 59631<3>

Communities Also Named Basin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Basin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Mississippi (2), Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Basin ...

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

• Boulder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boulder
  • From Basin to Boulder
• Comet ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
  • Comet is located in Jefferson County
  • Comet has also been known as:
  • High Ore
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Comet
  • From Basin to Comet
• Elk Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Park
  • From Basin to Elk Park
• Jefferson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson City
  • From Basin to Jefferson City
• Elkhorn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkhorn
  • From Basin to Elkhorn
• Rimini ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rimini
  • From Basin to Rimini
• Emery ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Powell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emery
  • From Basin to Emery
• Alhambra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alhambra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alhambra
  • From Basin to Alhambra
• Clancy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy
  • Clancy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clancy <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clancy
  • From Basin to Clancy
• Frontier Town
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basin. 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 Basin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basin. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Basin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basin ...

Looking for more information about Basin? 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 Basin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Basin.

Adding Basin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Basin 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 Basin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Basin on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Basin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/