Welcome to Fort Maginnis ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Maginnis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Maginnis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Maginnis, please Contact Us.
Fort Maginnis would have been located within present day Fergus County<2>.
Since we don't have the location of Fort Maginnis, we have used what we believe to be its closest cemetery as an estimate.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Maginnis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Maginnis was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Fort Maginnis still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities near Fort Maginnis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Maginnis.
- Lewistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Lewistown is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
- Grass Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Hilger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
- Hilger is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <4>
- Roy Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
- Forestgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
- Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <4>
- Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
- Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Fergus County
- Christina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
- Christina is located in Fergus County
- Kendall ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kendall is located in Fergus 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 Fort Maginnis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Maginnis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Maginnis. 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 Fort Maginnis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Maginnis. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Maginnis.
Adding Fort Maginnis to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Fort Maginnis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Fort Maginnis on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Maginnis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/
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 Fort Maginnis, 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 Fergus, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |