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Welcome to Powderville ...

Powderville is located in Powder River County<1> (at the time of its founding, Powderville was located in Custer County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powderville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Powderville is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Powderville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Powderville: 406

The ZIP code for Powderville: 59345<3>

Communities Also Named Powderville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Powderville - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Powderville ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Powderville.

  • Olive
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadus
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus
    • Broadus is located in Powder River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadus <4>
  • Volborg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Ekalaka
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ekalaka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekalaka
    • Ekalaka is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ekalaka <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powderville ...

Looking for more information about Powderville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Powderville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Powderville.

Adding Powderville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powderville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Powderville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Powderville post office opened in 1883.

We also found Powderville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powderville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Powder River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powderville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Powderville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Powderville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/