Welcome to Little Crooked ...
So far, we found very little information about Little Crooked. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little Crooked to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Crooked, please Contact Us.
Little Crooked would have been located within present day Fergus County<2>.
The location of Little Crooked has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Crooked, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Crooked is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Little Crooked is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Little Crooked was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Little Crooked still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities near Little Crooked ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Little Crooked.
- Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Fergus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <5>
- Zortman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zortman
- Zortman is located in Phillips County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zortman <5>
- Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscleshell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
- Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Little Crooked. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Crooked.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Crooked. See our Newspapers Page for Little Crooked.
Adding Little Crooked to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Crooked 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 for Little Crooked was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Little Crooked post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Crooked.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Crooked, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Fergus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Crooked - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |