Welcome to Box Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Box Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Box Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Box Springs, please Contact Us.

Box Springs would have been located within present day Fergus County<2>.

The location of Box Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Box Springs: Box Spgs. (or less commonly used: Box Spngs. or Box Sprngs.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Box Springs is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Box Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Box Springs was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Box Springs still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Box Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Box Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Georgia and Nevada (2).

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

Communities near Box Springs ...

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

Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Moore is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
Lewistown Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
- Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
Glengarry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
- Glengarry is located in Fergus County
Giltedge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
Forestgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <5>
Maiden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
Hilger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
- Hilger is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <5>
Kendall ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kendall is located in Fergus 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 Box Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Box Springs.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

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

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 Box Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Fergus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Box Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.