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Welcome to Bredette ...

Bredette is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bredette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Bredette is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bredette is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Bredette: 406

Communities near Bredette ...

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

  • Scobey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Flaxville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Four Buttes
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Buttes
    • Four Buttes is located in Daniels County
  • Poplar
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar <3>
  • Redstone
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitetail
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Lustre
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Brockton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Brockton is located in Roosevelt County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton <3>
  • Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
    • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County
  • Peerless
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bredette ...

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

Adding Bredette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bredette 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 Bredette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Bredette post office opened in 1915.

We also found Bredette on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bredette.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bredette - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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