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Welcome to Meyersburg ...

So far, we found very little information about Meyersburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Meyersburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Meyersburg, please Contact Us.


Meyersburg would have been located within present day Park County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meyersburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Meyersburg is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Meyersburg is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Meyersburg was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Meyersburg was located: 406

Communities Also Named Meyersburg ...

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

Communities near Meyersburg ...

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

  • Clyde Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Bridger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Ringling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
  • Francis
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Francis is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Hoppers
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
  • Livingston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Loweth
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Loweth is located in Meagher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loweth
  • Wisner Crossing
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing

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

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

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

Adding Meyersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Meyersburg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Meyersburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Meyersburg post office opened in 1887. The Meyersburg post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meyersburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meyersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Meyersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/