Welcome to Menard ...

Menard is located in Gallatin County<1>.

The location of Menard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Menard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Menard is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Menard is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Menard: (406)

Communities Also Named Menard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Menard - they are located in Illinois, Quebec (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Menard ...

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

• Belgrade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <4>
• Three Forks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <4>
• Manhattan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <4>
• Hillman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
• Francis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Gallatin County
• Wisner Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
  • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
• Sedan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam - Churchill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
  • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Churchill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
  • Churchill is located in Gallatin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Menard ...

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

Adding Menard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Menard post office opened in 1915.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Menard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

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