Welcome to Hosey ...
So far, we found very little information about Hosey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hosey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hosey, please Contact Us.
Hosey would have been located within present day Blaine County<2>.
The location of Hosey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hosey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hosey is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hosey is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hosey was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hosey still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Hosey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hosey - it's located in Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hosey.
Communities near Hosey ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Hosey.
- Winifred
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winifred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
- Winifred is located in Fergus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winifred <5>
- Parker School
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker School have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker School
- Parker School is located in Hill County
- Lloyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lloyd is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <5>
- Saint Pierre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pierre
- Saint Pierre is located in Hill County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hosey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hosey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hosey. 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 Hosey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hosey. See our Newspapers Page for Hosey.
Adding Hosey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hosey 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 Hosey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hosey post office opened in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hosey.
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 Hosey, 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 Blaine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hosey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |