Welcome to Devon ...

Devon is located in Toole County<1>.

The location of Devon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Devon: de-VAHN<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Devon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Devon is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Devon is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Devon: (406)

Communities Also Named Devon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Devon - they are located in Alberta, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Devon ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Devon.

• Shelby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Galata
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galata
  • Galata is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galata <5>
• Ledger
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
  • Ledger is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledger <5>
• Chester
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Oilmont
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilmont
  • Oilmont is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilmont <5>
• Conrad
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <5>
• Kevin
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
  • Kevin is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevin <5>
• Ethridge
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
  • Ethridge is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devon ...

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

Adding Devon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Devon 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 Devon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Devon post office opened in 1912.

We also found Devon on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Devon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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