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Welcome to French Town ...

French Town is located in Deer Lodge County<1>.

French Town is 6,960 feet [2,121 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of French Town is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for French Town: 406

Communities Also Named French Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named French Town - they are located in Michigan and Missouri.

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

Communities near French Town ...

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

  • Butte - Silver Bow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
  • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
  • Wise River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairmont Hot Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
    • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
    • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
    • Gregson Hot Springs
    • Gregson Springs
    • Gregson
  • Gregson ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Mine Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
  • Sunnyside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Anaconda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stump Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Ramsay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Town ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Town - 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.