Welcome to Ledger ...

Ledger is located in Pondera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ledger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Ledger is 3,260 feet [994 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ledger is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ledger: 406

Communities Also Named Ledger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ledger - they are located in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ledger ...

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

• Shelby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Toole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shelby
  • From Ledger to Shelby
• Conrad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Conrad
  • From Ledger to Conrad
• Valier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
  • Valier is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <3>
• Brady
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brady
  • From Ledger to Brady
• Gallup City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
  • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
• Collins
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Teton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Collins
  • From Ledger to Collins
• Ethridge
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
  • Ethridge is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ethridge
  • From Ledger to Ethridge
• Pendroy
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy
  • Pendroy is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendroy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pendroy
  • From Ledger to Pendroy
• Galata
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galata
  • Galata is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galata <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Galata
  • From Ledger to Galata
• Dutton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Dutton is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledger ...

Looking for more information about Ledger? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ledger, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ledger.

Adding Ledger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ledger 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 for Ledger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Ledger post office opened in 1923.

We also found Ledger on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ledger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pondera County: www.ponderacountymontana.org/

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