Welcome to Midby ...
So far, we found very little information about Midby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Midby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Midby, please Contact Us.
Midby would have been located within present day Sheridan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Midby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Midby is 2,040 feet [622 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Midby was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Midby (for example, toward Alamo (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Midby was located: 406
Communities near Midby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Midby.
- Plentywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentywood
- Plentywood is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plentywood <5>
- Outlook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
- Outlook is located in Sheridan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outlook <5>
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
- Antelope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <5>
- Redstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <5>
- Daleview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleview
- Daleview is located in Sheridan County
- Reserve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <5>
- Regway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regway
- Medicine Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- 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 <5>
- Big Muddy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Midby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midby.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Midby. See our Newspapers Page for Midby.
Adding Midby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Midby 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 Midby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Midby post office opened in 1914.
We also found Midby in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Midby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sheridan County: www.co.sheridan.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 Midby, 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 Sheridan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |