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Welcome to Divide ...

Divide is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Divide, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Divide is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Divide is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Divide: 406

The ZIP code for Divide: 59727<3>

Communities Also Named Divide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Divide - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Brunswick, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Divide ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Divide ...

Looking for more information about Divide? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Divide, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Divide.

Adding Divide to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Divide post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Divide.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Silver Bow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Divide - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Divide). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Divide or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/