Welcome to Battrick ...
So far, we found very little information about Battrick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Battrick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Battrick, please Contact Us.
Battrick would have been located within present day Fergus County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Battrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Battrick is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Battrick is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Battrick was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Battrick was located: 406
Communities near Battrick ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Battrick.
- Winnett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnett
- Winnett is located in Petroleum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnett <5>
- Grass Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
- Grass Range is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <5>
- Teigen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
- Teigen is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <5>
- Forestgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <5>
- Heath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Fergus County
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
- Maiden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus 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 Battrick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Battrick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Battrick. 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 Battrick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Battrick. See our Newspapers Page for Battrick.
Adding Battrick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Battrick 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 Battrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Battrick post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Battrick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/
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 Battrick, 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 Fergus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Battrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |