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Welcome to Comet (aka 'High Ore') ...

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

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

Comet would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Comet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Comet is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Comet is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Comet was located: 406

The community of Comet has also been called High Ore.

Communities Also Named Comet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Comet - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Comet ...

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

  • Boulder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alhambra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alhambra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alhambra
    • From Comet to Alhambra
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clancy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
    • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elk Park
    • From Comet to Elk Park
  • Park City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Frontier Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
    • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County

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

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

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

Adding Comet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Comet 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 Comet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Comet post office opened in 1877.

We also found Comet in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Comet.

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

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

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 Comet, 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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Comet - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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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