Welcome to Clancy ...

Clancy is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clancy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Clancy is 4,240 feet [1,292 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Clancy is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Clancy: 406

The ZIP code for Clancy: 59634<3>

Communities near Clancy ...

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

• Helena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Helena
  • From Clancy to Helena
• East Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
  • East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Helena
  • From Clancy to East Helena
• Boulder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boulder
  • From Clancy to Boulder
• Jefferson City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson City
  • From Clancy to Jefferson City
• Montana City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
  • Montana City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montana City <4>
• Park City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Fort Harrison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harrison
  • Fort Harrison is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Harrison <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Harrison
  • From Clancy to Fort Harrison
• Rimini ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rimini
  • From Clancy to Rimini
• Comet ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
  • Comet is located in Jefferson County
  • Comet has also been known as:
  • High Ore
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Comet
  • From Clancy to Comet
• Elkhorn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkhorn
  • From Clancy to Elkhorn

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clancy. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clancy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clancy ...

Looking for more information about Clancy? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clancy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clancy.

Adding Clancy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clancy 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 Clancy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clancy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

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