Welcome to Crain Place ...
Crain Place is located in Rosebud County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Crain Place: Crain Pl. (or less commonly used: Crain Plc.)
Crain Place is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crain Place is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Crain Place lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Crain Place: 406
Communities near Crain Place ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Crain Place.
- Colstrip
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sadie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
- Sadie is located in Custer County
- Forsyth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forsyth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Forsyth is located in Rosebud County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <3>
- Etna ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Etna is located in Custer 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 Crain Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crain Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crain Place. 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 Crain Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crain Place. See our Newspapers Page for Crain Place.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crain Place ...
Looking for more information about Crain Place? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crain Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crain Place.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Rosebud, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crain Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |