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Welcome to McCabe ...

McCabe is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

McCabe is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of McCabe is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from McCabe (for example, toward Williston (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

McCabe is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named McCabe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McCabe - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near McCabe ...

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

  • Culbertson
  • Bainville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
    • Bainville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of McCabe.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bainville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville<4>
  • Medicine Lake
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
    • Medicine Lake lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of McCabe.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Medicine Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake<4>
  • Froid
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
    • Froid lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of McCabe.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Froid
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid<4>
  • Dagmar
  • Brockton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Brockton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of McCabe.
    • Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brockton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton<4>
  • Reserve
  • Bonetraill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Bonetraill lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northeast of McCabe.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bonetraill
  • Dore
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
    • Dore lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the southeast of McCabe.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dore
  • Trenton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCabe ...

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

Adding McCabe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McCabe post office opened in 1910.

We also found McCabe on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCabe.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCabe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCabe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCabe) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for McCabe. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from McCabeOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCabe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2461, Longitude: -104.3746    
<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/




 

 

 

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