Welcome to Electric ...

Electric is located in Park County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Electric, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Electric is 5,200 feet [1,585 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Electric is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Electric lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Electric ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Electric - they are located in Arkansas, California and Ontario.

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

Communities near Electric ...

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

• Gardiner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <4>
• Jardine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardine
  • Jardine is located in Park County
• Mammoth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)
• White City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Park County
• Chico Hot Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
  • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
• Emigrant
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant
  • Emigrant is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant <4>
• Pray
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
  • Pray is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pray <4>
• Big Sky Canyon Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Canyon Village
  • Big Sky Canyon Village is located in Gallatin County
• Canyon Village
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
  • Canyon Village is located in Park County (WY)
• Big Sky Meadow Village
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Meadow Village
  • Big Sky Meadow Village is located in Gallatin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Electric ...

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

Adding Electric to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Electric post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Electric.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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