Welcome to Muddy ...

Muddy is located in Big Horn County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muddy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Muddy is 3,240 feet [988 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Muddy is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Muddy: (406)

Communities Also Named Muddy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Muddy: This one is located in Big Horn County and the other is located in Custer County.

Beyond Montana, there are 4 communities that are also named Muddy - they are located in Illinois, Iowa and Oregon.

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

Communities near Muddy ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Muddy.

• Colstrip
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colstrip
  • Colstrip is located in Rosebud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colstrip <4>
• Lame Deer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lame Deer
  • Lame Deer is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lame Deer <4>
• Busby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
  • Busby is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Busby <4>
• Ashland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Birney
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birney
  • Birney is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birney <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 Muddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muddy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muddy ...

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

Adding Muddy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Muddy 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 Muddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Muddy post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muddy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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