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Welcome to Ferdig ...

Ferdig is located in Toole County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferdig, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Ferdig is 3,520 feet [1,073 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ferdig is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ferdig: 406

Communities near Ferdig ...

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

  • Shelby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunburst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coutts
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kevin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rim Rock Colony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rim Rock Colony is located in Toole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Rock Colony
  • Sweet Grass
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweet Grass is located in Toole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass
  • Ethridge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Rita
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Cut Bank
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Whitlash
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferdig ...

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

Adding Ferdig to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferdig 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 Ferdig was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ferdig post office opened in 1926. The Ferdig post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferdig.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Toole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferdig - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/