Welcome to Lustre ...
Lustre is located in Valley County<1>.
The pronunciation of Lustre: LUST-er<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lustre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Lustre is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lustre is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Lustre lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lustre: 406
Communities near Lustre ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Lustre.
- Larslan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Frazer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Frazer is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazer <4>
- Wolf Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nashua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marie
- Saint Marie is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marie <4>
- Four Buttes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Lustre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lustre.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lustre. 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 Lustre.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lustre. See our Newspapers Page for Lustre.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lustre ...
Looking for more information about Lustre? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Lustre, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lustre.
Adding Lustre to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lustre 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 Lustre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lustre post office opened in 1917.
We also found Lustre on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lustre.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Valley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lustre. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lustre - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |