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Welcome to Bole ...

Bole is located in Teton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Bole is 3,810 feet [1,161 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bole is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Bole: 406

Communities Also Named Bole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bole - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Bole ...

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

  • Choteau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dutton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Power
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Simms
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Shaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Collins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Sun River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bole ...

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

Adding Bole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bole 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 (so far) for Bole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bole post office opened in 1914. The Bole post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bole.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bole - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/