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Welcome to Hoosac ...

Hoosac is located in Fergus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoosac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Hoosac is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hoosac is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Hoosac: 406

Communities near Hoosac ...

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

  • Stanford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Denton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <3>
  • Danvers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Danvers is located in Fergus County
  • Coffee Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moccasin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Arrow Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
    • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
  • Kendall ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Fergus County
  • Windham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
  • Glengarry
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
    • Glengarry is located in Fergus 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 Hoosac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoosac.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoosac ...

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

Adding Hoosac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoosac 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 Hoosac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hoosac post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoosac.

Footnotes ...

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

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