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Welcome to Pioneer ...

Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

Pioneer is 5,530 feet [1,686 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pioneer is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Pioneer: 406

Communities Also Named Pioneer ...

While we believe that this Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County, we know of another 3 Montana communities named Pioneer. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaverhead, Powell and Yellowstone County.

Beyond Montana, there are 35 communities that are also named Pioneer - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), California (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Pioneer ...

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

  • Butte - Silver Bow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Janney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Ramsay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elk Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Fairmont Hot Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Highland City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Moose Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Pipestone Hot Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pioneer ...

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

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 Pioneer - 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.