Welcome to French Gulch ...
So far, we found very little information about French Gulch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added French Gulch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with French Gulch, please Contact Us.
French Gulch would have been located within present day Deer Lodge County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of French Gulch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for French Gulch is 6,240 feet [1,902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of French Gulch is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where French Gulch was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where French Gulch was located: 406
Communities Also Named French Gulch ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named French Gulch - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for French Gulch.
Communities near French Gulch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near French Gulch.
- Butte - Silver Bow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Wise River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise River
- Wise River is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise River <6>
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Anaconda is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaconda <6>
- Mine Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Stump Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Ramsay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
- Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <6>
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 French Gulch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for French Gulch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of French Gulch. 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 French Gulch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around French Gulch. See our Newspapers Page for French Gulch.
Adding French Gulch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of French Gulch in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for French Gulch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the French Gulch post office opened in 1869.
We also found French Gulch in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for French Gulch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 French Gulch, 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 Deer Lodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Gulch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |