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Welcome to New Chicago ...

New Chicago is located in Granite County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Chicago, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

New Chicago is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of New Chicago is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for New Chicago: 406

Communities Also Named New Chicago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named New Chicago: This one is located in Granite County and the other is located in Deer Lodge County.

Beyond Montana, there are 6 communities that are also named New Chicago - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near New Chicago ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Chicago ...

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

Adding New Chicago to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Chicago 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 New Chicago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the New Chicago post office opened in 1872. The New Chicago post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Chicago.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Granite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Chicago - 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/