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Welcome to Blacktail ...

Blacktail is located in Flathead County<1>.

Blacktail is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blacktail is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Blacktail: 406

Communities Also Named Blacktail ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blacktail - they are located in Idaho and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Blacktail ...

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

  • Essex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • East Glacier Park Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Glacier Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kiowa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Starr School
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr School have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
    • Starr School is located in Glacier County
  • Bear Creek Village
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
    • Bear Creek Village is located in Flathead County
  • Browning
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South Browning
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
    • South Browning is located in Glacier County
  • Heart Butte
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Martin City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacktail ...

Looking for more information about Blacktail? 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 Blacktail, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blacktail.

Adding Blacktail to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blacktail.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Flathead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blacktail - 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.