Welcome to Blossburg ...

Blossburg is located in Powell County<1> (at the time of its founding, Blossburg was located in Deer Lodge County).

The location of Blossburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blossburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Blossburg is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Blossburg is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Blossburg is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Blossburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blossburg - they are located in Alabama, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Blossburg ...

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

• Helena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• East Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
  • East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <4>
• Frontier Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Elliston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
  • Elliston is located in Powell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliston <4>
• Birdseye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Marysville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Fort Harrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harrison
  • Fort Harrison is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Harrison <4>
• Rimini ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Atlantic City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Blackfoot City is located in Powell 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 Blossburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blossburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blossburg ...

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

Adding Blossburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blossburg 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 Blossburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blossburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blossburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/