Welcome to Lingshire ...

Lingshire is located in Meagher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lingshire, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Lingshire is 4,670 feet [1,423 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lingshire is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lingshire: 406

Communities near Lingshire ...

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

• Millegan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Millegan is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
• Whites City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
• Fort Logan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
• Diamond City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Cavetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
• Langford City ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Langford City is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford City
• Winston
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winston is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <3>
• East Helena
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <3>
• Craig
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Craig is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <3>
• Eden
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Eden is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lingshire ...

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

Adding Lingshire to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lingshire 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 Lingshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lingshire post office opened in 1920. The Lingshire post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lingshire.