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Welcome to McCabe ...

McCabe is located in Roosevelt County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of McCabe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

McCabe is 2,200 feet [671 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation 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).

The area code for McCabe: (406)

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bainville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
    • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <3>
  • Medicine Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
    • Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <3>
  • Froid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
    • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <3>
  • Dagmar
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Brockton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Brockton is located in Roosevelt County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton <3>
  • Reserve
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Bonetraill
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County (ND)
  • Dore
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
    • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Trenton
    (27 miles [43.5 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 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.<5>

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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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