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Welcome to Maiden ...

Maiden is located in Fergus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maiden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Maiden is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Maiden is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Maiden: 406

Communities Also Named Maiden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Maiden: This one is located in Fergus County and the other is located in Beaverhead County.

Beyond Montana, there are 3 communities that are also named Maiden - they are located in Missouri and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maiden.

Communities near Maiden ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maiden ...

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

Adding Maiden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maiden 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 Maiden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Maiden post office opened in 1882.

We also found Maiden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maiden.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maiden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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