Welcome to Pioneer ...

Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

The location of Pioneer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Pioneer is 5,530 feet [1,686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation 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

Pioneer lies within the (406) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Janney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
• Ramsay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <4>
• Elk Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
• Fairmont Hot Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
  • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
• Highland City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
• Moose Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
• Pipestone Hot Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
  • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
• Warm Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pioneer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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