Welcome to McLeod ...

McLeod is located in Sweet Grass County<1> (at the time of its founding, McLeod was located in Park County).

The pronunciation of McLeod: mack-LOWD<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of McLeod, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

McLeod is 4,800 feet [1,463 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McLeod is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for McLeod: 406

The ZIP code for McLeod: 59052<4>

Communities Also Named McLeod ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named McLeod: This one is located in Sweet Grass County and the other is located in Missoula County.

Beyond Montana, there are 7 communities that are also named McLeod - they are located in British Columbia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near McLeod ...

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

• Big Timber
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Timber
  • Big Timber is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Timber <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Timber
  • From McLeod to Big Timber
• Springdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Springdale
  • From McLeod to Springdale
• Greycliff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greycliff
  • Greycliff is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greycliff <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greycliff
  • From McLeod to Greycliff
• Livingston
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Livingston
  • From McLeod to Livingston
• Nye
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Nye is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nye <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nye
  • From McLeod to Nye
• Sourdough
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
  • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sourdough
  • From McLeod to Sourdough
• Beehive
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beehive
  • From McLeod to Beehive
• Pine Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pine Creek is located in Park County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Creek
  • From McLeod to Pine Creek
• Brisbin
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
  • Brisbin is located in Park County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brisbin
  • From McLeod to Brisbin
• Dean
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Dean is located in Stillwater County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dean
  • From McLeod to Dean

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLeod ...

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

Adding McLeod to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McLeod 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 McLeod was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the McLeod post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McLeod.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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