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Welcome to Mizpah ...

Mizpah is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mizpah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Mizpah is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mizpah is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mizpah: 406

Communities Also Named Mizpah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mizpah - they are located in Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (2) and Ontario.

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

Communities near Mizpah ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Mizpah.

  • Etna ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Etna is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Ismay
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ismay is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ismay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Former name for Ismay:
    • Joe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ismay <3>
  • Kinsey
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Miles City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mizpah ...

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

Adding Mizpah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mizpah 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 (so far) for Mizpah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mizpah post office opened in 1892. The Mizpah post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mizpah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mizpah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/