Welcome to Heart Butte ...
Heart Butte is located in Pondera County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Heart Butte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Heart Butte is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Heart Butte is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Heart Butte lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Heart Butte: 406
The ZIP code for Heart Butte: 59448<3>
Communities near Heart Butte ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heart Butte.
- Dupuyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Browning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Glacier Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Browning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Glacier Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Browning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
- North Browning is located in Glacier County
- Starr School
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr School have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
- Starr School is located in Glacier County
- Valier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Valier is located in Pondera County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <4>
- Kiowa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCarthyville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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 Heart Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heart Butte.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heart Butte. 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 Heart Butte.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heart Butte. See our Newspapers Page for Heart Butte.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heart Butte ...
Looking for more information about Heart Butte? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Heart Butte, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Heart Butte.
Adding Heart Butte to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Heart Butte 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 for Heart Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Heart Butte post office opened in 1915.
We also found Heart Butte on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Heart Butte.
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 Heart Butte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Heart Butte). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Heart Butte or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |