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Welcome to McAllister ...

McAllister is located in Madison County<1>.

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

McAllister is 4,900 feet [1,494 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of McAllister is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for McAllister: 406

The ZIP code for McAllister: 59740<3>

Communities Also Named McAllister ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McAllister - they are located in Florida and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near McAllister ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAllister ...

Looking for more information about McAllister? 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 McAllister, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McAllister.

Adding McAllister to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McAllister post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAllister.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McAllister - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as McAllister). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McAllister or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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