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Welcome to Nissler ...

Nissler is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

Nissler is 5,360 feet [1,634 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nissler is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Nissler: 406

Communities near Nissler ...

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

  • Butte - Silver Bow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
  • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
  • Walkerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Williamsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Butte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
  • Fairmont Hot Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
    • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
    • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
    • Gregson Hot Springs
    • Gregson Springs
    • Gregson
  • Gregson ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Janney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Woodville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nissler ...

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

Adding Nissler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nissler 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 Nissler was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nissler.

Footnotes ...

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