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Welcome to Hoffman ...

Hoffman is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoffman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

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

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

Area Code for Hoffman: 406

Communities Also Named Hoffman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hoffman - they are located in Illinois, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Hoffman ...

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

  • Bozeman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
  • Hoppers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
  • Brisbin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Brisbin is located in Park County
  • Pine Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Pine Creek is located in Park County
  • Emigrant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bridger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
  • Catron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
    • Catron is located in Gallatin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoffman ...

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

Adding Hoffman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoffman 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 Hoffman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hoffman post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoffman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoffman - 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>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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