Welcome to Flatwillow ...

Flatwillow is located in Petroleum County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flatwillow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Flatwillow is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Flatwillow is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Flatwillow: 406

Communities Also Named Flatwillow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Flatwillow: This one is located in Petroleum County and the other is located in Fergus County.

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

Communities near Flatwillow ...

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

• Winnett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Teigen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
  • Teigen is located in Petroleum County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <4>
• Grass Range
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
  • Grass Range is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <4>
• Cat Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
  • Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
• Mosby
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
  • Mosby is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <4>
• Musselshell
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
  • Musselshell is located in Musselshell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musselshell <4>
• Roundup
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
  • Roundup is located in Musselshell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roundup <4>
• Camp Three
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Three have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Three
  • Camp Three is located in Musselshell County
• Melstone
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstone
  • Melstone is located in Musselshell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melstone <4>
• Klein
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klein
  • Klein is located in Musselshell 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 Flatwillow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flatwillow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flatwillow ...

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

Adding Flatwillow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Flatwillow post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flatwillow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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