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Welcome to Jessup ...

Jessup is located in Flathead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jessup, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Jessup is 2,990 feet [911 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Jessup is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Jessup: 406

Communities Also Named Jessup ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Jessup - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Jessup ...

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

  • Kalispell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Whitefish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
  • Bigfork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Somers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Creek Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Creek Village is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
  • Hungry Horse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Halfmoon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jessup ...

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

Adding Jessup to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jessup 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 (so far) for Jessup was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jessup post office opened in 1909. The Jessup post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jessup.

Footnotes ...

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

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