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Welcome to Forty Mile Colony ...

Forty Mile Colony is located in Big Horn County<1>.

Forty Mile Colony is 3,570 feet [1,088 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Forty Mile Colony is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Forty Mile Colony: 406

Communities near Forty Mile Colony ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forty Mile Colony.

  • Lodge Grass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grass
    • Lodge Grass is located in Big Horn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge Grass <4>
  • Wyola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Garryowen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Parkman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Saint Xavier
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow Agency
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Busby
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ranchester
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Fort Smith
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Sheridan County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forty Mile Colony ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forty Mile Colony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.