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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 altitude 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Geyser
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
  • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Fergus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pownal - 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.
<4>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.