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Welcome to Nyack ...

Nyack is located in Flathead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nyack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

When the people of Nyack refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Nyacker<2>

Nyack is 3,350 feet [1,021 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Nyack is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Nyack: 406

Communities Also Named Nyack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nyack - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Nyack ...

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

  • Columbia Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • West Glacier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coram
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Martin City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hungry Horse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Essex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Halfmoon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
  • McCarthyville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McCarthyville is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthyville
  • Rising Sun
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Creston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nyack ...

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

Adding Nyack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nyack post office opened in 1912. The Nyack post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nyack.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Flathead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Nyack refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Nyack may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nyack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/