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Welcome to Lolo Hot Springs ...

Lolo Hot Springs is located in Missoula County<1>.


The location of Lolo Hot Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lolo Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

A typical abbreviation for Lolo Hot Springs: Lolo Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Lolo Hot Spngs. or Lolo Hot Sprngs.)

Lolo Hot Springs is 4,130 feet [1,259 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lolo Hot Springs is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Lolo Hot Springs and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The area code for Lolo Hot Springs: (406)

Communities near Lolo Hot Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lolo Hot Springs.

  • Alberton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lolo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Florence
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Ravalli County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
  • Huson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchtown
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <4>
  • Grass Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
  • Orchard Homes
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
    • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
  • Wye
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
    • Wye is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <4>
  • Stevensville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cinnabar Court
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
    • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lolo Hot Springs ...

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

Adding Lolo Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lolo Hot Springs post office opened in 1902.

We also found Lolo Hot Springs on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lolo Hot Springs.

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

The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.mt.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lolo Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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