Welcome to Mike Horse ...
So far, we found very little information about Mike Horse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mike Horse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mike Horse, please Contact Us.
Mike Horse would have been located within present day Lewis and Clark County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mike Horse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1943.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mike Horse is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mike Horse is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Mike Horse was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Mike Horse was located: 406
Communities near Mike Horse ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mike Horse.
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Canyon Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atlantic City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
- Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
- Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
- Dearborn City
- Dearborn
- Craig
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Mid Canon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
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 Mike Horse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mike Horse.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mike Horse. 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 Mike Horse.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mike Horse. See our Newspapers Page for Mike Horse.
Adding Mike Horse to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mike Horse 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 Mike Horse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mike Horse post office opened in 1943. The Mike Horse post office closed in 1952.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mike Horse.
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 Mike Horse, 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 Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mike Horse - 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/ |