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Welcome to Cyr ...

Cyr is located in Mineral County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cyr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Cyr is 2,990 feet [911 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cyr is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Cyr, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Cyr: 406

Communities Also Named Cyr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cyr - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Michigan and Quebec.

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

Communities near Cyr ...

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

  • Superior
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stark is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Crescent City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Huson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverbend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Frenchtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Town is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Grass Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Wye
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cyr ...

Looking for more information about Cyr? 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 Cyr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cyr.

Adding Cyr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cyr 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 (so far) for Cyr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cyr post office opened in 1908. The Cyr post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cyr.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cyr - 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>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/