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Welcome to Koyl ...

Koyl is located in Teton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Koyl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Koyl is 4,020 feet [1,225 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Koyl is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Koyl: 406

Communities near Koyl ...

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

  • Choteau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bynum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pendroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gallup City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
  • Brady
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Collins
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Collins is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Dupuyer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Conrad
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Koyl ...

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

Adding Koyl to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Koyl post office opened in 1916. The Koyl post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koyl.

Footnotes ...

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