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Welcome to Pray ...

Pray is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Pray is 5,000 feet [1,524 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pray is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Pray: 406

The ZIP code for Pray: 59065<3>

Communities Also Named Pray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pray - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pray ...

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

  • Chico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Park County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chico
    • From Pray to Chico
  • White City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Park County
  • Brisbin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Brisbin is located in Park County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brisbin
    • From Pray to Brisbin
  • Pine Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jardine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Gardiner
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Gardiner is located in Park County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <6>
  • Bozeman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mammoth
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pray ...

Looking for more information about Pray? 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 Pray, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pray.

Adding Pray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pray 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 Pray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Pray post office opened in 1909.

We also found Pray in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pray.

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pray - 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 Pray). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pray or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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