Welcome to Lothrop ...

Lothrop is located in Missoula County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lothrop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Lothrop is 2,960 feet [902 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lothrop is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Lothrop: 406

Communities near Lothrop ...

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

• Huson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huson is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huson <3>
• Stark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stark is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Frenchtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <3>
• Grass Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
• Wye
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Wye is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <3>
• De Smet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • De Smet is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
• Evaro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Evaro is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
• Crescent City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
• Arlee
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlee is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlee <3>
• Old Town
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Town is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lothrop ...

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

Adding Lothrop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lothrop 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 Lothrop was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lothrop.