Welcome to Been ...
So far, we found very little information about Been. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Been to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Been, please Contact Us.
Been would have been located within present day Wibaux County<2>.
The location of Been has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Been, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Been is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Been is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Been was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Been once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities near Been ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Been.
- Wibaux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wibaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wibaux
- Wibaux is located in Wibaux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wibaux <5>
- Knife River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
- Knife River is located in Richland County
- Savage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Richland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <5>
- Allard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Beach is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach <5>
- Crane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Crane is located in Richland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <5>
- Sentinel Butte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
- Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <5>
- Glendive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendive
- Glendive is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendive <5>
- Piche
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
- Piche is located in Richland County
- West Glendive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendive
- West Glendive is located in Dawson 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 Been. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Been.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Been. 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 Been.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Been. See our Newspapers Page for Been.
Adding Been to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Been 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 Been was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Been post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Been.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Been, 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 Wibaux, 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 Been - 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/ |