Welcome to Dewey ...

Dewey is located in Beaverhead County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dewey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Dewey is 5,500 feet [1,676 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dewey is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Dewey is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Dewey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Dewey: This one is located in Beaverhead County and the other is located in Custer County.

Beyond Montana, there are 34 communities that are also named Dewey - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (4), Missouri (3), Nevada, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dewey ...

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

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Wise River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise River
  • Wise River is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise River <4>
• Divide
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Divide is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divide <4>
• Glendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
• French Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
  • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
• Lion City ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lion City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
  • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
• Melrose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
• Moose Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
• Highland City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
• Ramsay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dewey ...

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

Adding Dewey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dewey 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 Dewey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dewey post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dewey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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