Welcome to Pownal ...

Pownal is located in Fergus County<1>.

Pownal is 3,140 feet [957 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pownal is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Pownal: 406

Communities Also Named Pownal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pownal - they are located in Maine, Prince Edward Island and Vermont.

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

Communities near Pownal ...

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

• Stanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <3>
• Geraldine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
  • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <3>
• Denton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
• Arrow Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
  • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
• Coffee Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
  • Coffee Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffee Creek <3>
• Geyser
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <3>
• Windham
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
• Danvers
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Raynesford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynesford
  • Raynesford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raynesford <3>
• Big Sag
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
  • Big Sag is located in Chouteau 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 Pownal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pownal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pownal ...

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

Adding Pownal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pownal 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 Pownal was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pownal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

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