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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

Bitter Root itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bitter Root, with the one closest to Bitter Root listed first.

  • Stevensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carlton is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Victor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lolo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodside is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Corvallis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Missoula
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Bonner
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • De Smet
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • De Smet is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
  • Grantsdale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Grass Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley

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 Bitter Root, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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