Welcome to Epsie ...

So far, we found very little information about Epsie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Epsie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Epsie, please Contact Us.

Epsie would have been located within present day Powder River County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Epsie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Epsie is 3,360 feet [1,024 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Epsie is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Epsie was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Epsie was located: 406

Communities near Epsie ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Epsie.

• Broadus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus
  • Broadus is located in Powder River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadus <5>
• Olive
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Olive is located in Powder River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olive
  • From Epsie to Olive
• Sonnette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonnette
  • Sonnette is located in Powder River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonnette <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sonnette
  • From Epsie to Sonnette
• Volborg
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volborg
  • Volborg is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volborg <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Volborg
  • From Epsie to Volborg
• Ashland
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashland
  • From Epsie to Ashland

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

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

Adding Epsie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Epsie post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Epsie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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