Welcome to Hay Coulee ...
So far, we found very little information about Hay Coulee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hay Coulee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hay Coulee, please Contact Us.
Hay Coulee would have been located within present day Liberty County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hay Coulee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hay Coulee is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hay Coulee is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hay Coulee was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Hay Coulee was located: 406
Communities near Hay Coulee ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Hay Coulee.
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Joplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
- Inverness
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Inverness is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <4>
- Rudyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudyard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudyard
- Rudyard is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rudyard <4>
- Hingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hingham <4>
- Galata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galata
- Galata is located in Toole County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galata <4>
- Gildford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildford
- Gildford is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gildford <4>
- Loma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
- Loma is located in Chouteau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <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 Hay Coulee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hay Coulee.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hay Coulee. See our Newspapers Page for Hay Coulee.
Adding Hay Coulee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hay Coulee 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 Hay Coulee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Hay Coulee post office opened in 1928.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hay Coulee.
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 Hay Coulee, 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 Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hay Coulee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |