Welcome to Phosphate ...
Phosphate is located in Powell County<1>.
Time Zone: Phosphate lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Phosphate: 406
Communities Also Named Phosphate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Phosphate - they are located in Arkansas, Florida and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Phosphate.
Communities near Phosphate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Phosphate.
- Deer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drummond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Stone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Granite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stone
- From Phosphate to Stone
- Emery ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Emery is located in Powell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emery
- From Phosphate to Emery
- Elliston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Helmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Phosphate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phosphate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Phosphate. 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 Phosphate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phosphate. See our Newspapers Page for Phosphate.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phosphate ...
Looking for more information about Phosphate? 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 Phosphate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Phosphate.
Adding Phosphate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Phosphate in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Phosphate was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Phosphate.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |