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Welcome to Lupfer ...

Lupfer is located in Flathead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lupfer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Lupfer is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lupfer is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lupfer: 406

Communities near Lupfer ...

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

  • Whitefish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Olney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Halfmoon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
  • Rhodes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rhodes is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Stryker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coram
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hungry Horse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Kalispell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lupfer ...

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

Adding Lupfer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lupfer post office opened in 1917. The Lupfer post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lupfer.

Footnotes ...

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

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