Welcome to Montana City ...

Montana City is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montana City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Montana City is 4,050 feet [1,234 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Montana City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Montana City: (406)

Communities Also Named Montana City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Montana City - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Montana City ...

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

• Helena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• East Helena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
  • East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <4>
• Clancy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy
  • Clancy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clancy <4>
• Alhambra
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
• Park City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Fort Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harrison
  • Fort Harrison is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Harrison <4>
• Jefferson City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Birdseye
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Cavetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
• Winston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Winston is located in Broadwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <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 Montana City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montana City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montana City ...

Looking for more information about Montana City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Montana City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Montana City.

Adding Montana City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montana City 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 Montana City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montana City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

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