Welcome to Mizpah ...

Mizpah is located in Custer County<1>.

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

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.<3> 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

The telephone 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 3 communities that are near Mizpah.

• Ismay
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ismay
  • Ismay is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Former name for Ismay:
  • Joe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ismay <4>
• Kinsey
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
  • Kinsey is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsey <4>
• Miles City
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
  • Miles City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles City <4>

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 for Mizpah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mizpah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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