Welcome to Dovetail ...
So far, we found very little information about Dovetail. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dovetail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dovetail, please Contact Us.
Dovetail would have been located within present day Petroleum County<2>.
The location of Dovetail has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dovetail, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dovetail is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Dovetail is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dovetail was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Dovetail once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities near Dovetail ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Dovetail.
- Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscleshell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
- Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
- Cat Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
- Winnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnett
- Winnett is located in Petroleum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnett <5>
- Teigen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
- Teigen is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <5>
- Mosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Mosby is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dovetail. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dovetail.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dovetail. See our Newspapers Page for Dovetail.
Adding Dovetail to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dovetail 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 Dovetail was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dovetail post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dovetail.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dovetail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Petroleum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dovetail - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |