Welcome to Muir ...

Muir is located in Park County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muir, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Muir is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Muir is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Muir: (406)

Communities Also Named Muir ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Muir - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Ontario (3) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Muir ...

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

• Bozeman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman
  • Bozeman is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozeman <4>
• Livingston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Clyde Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
  • Clyde Park is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <4>
• Chestnut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
• Bridger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
• Brisbin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brisbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
  • Brisbin is located in Park County
• Catron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
  • Catron is located in Gallatin County
• Pine Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Pine Creek is located in Park County
• Wisner Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
  • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
• Four Corners
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muir ...

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

Adding Muir to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Muir in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Muir post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muir.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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