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Welcome to Gloster ...

Gloster is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gloster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Gloster is 5,810 feet [1,771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gloster is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Gloster: 406

Communities Also Named Gloster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gloster - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Gloster ...

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

  • Helena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
  • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Canyon Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Austin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Blossburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Blossburg is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
  • Birdseye
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Frontier Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Elliston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gloster ...

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

Adding Gloster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gloster 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 Gloster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gloster post office opened in 1882. The Gloster post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gloster.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gloster - 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/