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Welcome to Pierce Crossing ...

Pierce Crossing is located in Pondera County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pierce Crossing: Pierce Xing.

Pierce Crossing is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pierce Crossing is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Pierce Crossing: 406

Communities near Pierce Crossing ...

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

  • Valier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dupuyer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Heart Butte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pendroy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cut Bank
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Ethridge
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallup City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
  • Santa Rita
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Bynum
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Browning
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierce Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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