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Welcome to Bing ...

Bing is located in Ravalli County<1>.

Bing is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bing is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Bing: 406

Communities Also Named Bing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bing - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bing ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bing. See our Newspapers Page for Bing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bing ...

Looking for more information about Bing? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bing.

Adding Bing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bing 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 Bing was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Ravalli, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.