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Welcome to Caledonia ...

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

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


Caledonia would have been located within present day Carbon County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Caledonia is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Caledonia is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Caledonia was located: 406

Communities Also Named Caledonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Caledonia - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Caledonia ...

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

  • Bridger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belfry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Roberts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Roscoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Boyd
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Fromberg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fishtail
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Joliet
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Absarokee
    (27 miles [43.5 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 Caledonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caledonia.

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

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

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 Caledonia, 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 Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caledonia - 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.