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Welcome to Jimtown ...

Jimtown is located in Rosebud County<1>.

Jimtown is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Jimtown is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Jimtown: 406

Communities Also Named Jimtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Jimtown - they are located in California, Delaware, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (3), Maryland, Missouri (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jimtown ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Jimtown.

  • Colstrip
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Muddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
    • Muddy is located in Big Horn County
  • Busby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Birney
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jimtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Rosebud, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jimtown - 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.