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Welcome to Gallup City ...

Gallup City is located in Pondera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gallup City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Gallup City is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Gallup City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Gallup City: 406

Communities near Gallup City ...

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

  • Conrad
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Choteau
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Valier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pendroy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bynum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ledger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Collins is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Dupuyer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dutton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gallup City ...

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

Adding Gallup City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gallup City 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 (so far) for Gallup City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gallup City post office opened in 1928. The Gallup City post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gallup City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Pondera, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gallup City - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/