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Welcome to Nimrod ...

Nimrod is located in Granite County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nimrod, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Nimrod is 3,710 feet [1,131 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nimrod is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Nimrod and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Nimrod: 406

Communities Also Named Nimrod ...

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

Beyond Montana, there are 9 communities that are also named Nimrod - they are located in Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Oregon and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Nimrod ...

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

  • Drummond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Garnet ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garnet is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
  • Stump Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stump Town is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynolds City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
  • Greenough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Chicago
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • New Chicago is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Nimrod. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nimrod.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nimrod ...

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

Adding Nimrod to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nimrod in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Nimrod was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nimrod post office opened in 1903. The Nimrod post office closed in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nimrod.

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 Nimrod - 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/