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Welcome to Burnt Creek ...

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

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


Burnt Creek would have been located within present day Treasure County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Burnt Creek: Burnt Crk. (or less commonly used: Burnt Ck. or Burnt Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Burnt Creek is 3,490 feet [1,064 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Burnt Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Burnt Creek was located: 406

Communities Also Named Burnt Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Burnt Creek - they are located in Georgia, Kansas and Quebec.

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

Communities near Burnt Creek ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Burnt Creek.

  • Hysham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bighorn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Myers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Myers is located in Treasure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
  • Custer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sanders is located in Treasure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Hardin
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Colstrip
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Crow Agency
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burnt Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnt Creek.

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

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

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 Burnt Creek, 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 Treasure, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burnt Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.