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Welcome to Cheadle ...

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

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


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

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cheadle is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cheadle is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Cheadle was located: 406

Communities Also Named Cheadle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cheadle - they are located in Alberta and Indiana.

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

Communities near Cheadle ...

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

  • Lewistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Grass Range
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Forestgrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Giltedge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Giltedge is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
  • Heath
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Heath is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
  • Maiden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maiden is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Lewistown Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
  • Hilger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roy Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction

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

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

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

Adding Cheadle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cheadle in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cheadle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cheadle post office opened in 1915. The Cheadle post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheadle.

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 Cheadle, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Cheadle - 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.
<5>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/