Welcome to Pershing ...

So far, we found very little information about Pershing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pershing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pershing, please Contact Us.

Pershing would have been located within present day Carter County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pershing is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pershing is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Pershing was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Pershing was located: 406

Communities Also Named Pershing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pershing - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pershing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pershing.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pershing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pershing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.