Welcome to Jefferson ...

So far, we found very little information about Jefferson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jefferson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jefferson, please Contact Us.

Jefferson would have been located within present day Gallatin County<2>.

The location of Jefferson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jefferson is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Jefferson is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Jefferson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jefferson would have been located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Jefferson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Jefferson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jefferson ...

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

• Belgrade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <5>
• Manhattan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <5>
• Copper City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
• Willow Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <5>
• Amsterdam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <5>
• Amsterdam - Churchill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
  • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Arnold
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
• Churchill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
  • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Hillman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
• Harrison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/