Welcome to Purewater ...
So far, we found very little information about Purewater. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Purewater to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Purewater, please Contact Us.
Purewater would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
The location of Purewater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Purewater, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Purewater is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Purewater is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Purewater was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Purewater would have been located in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Purewater ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Purewater - it's located in South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Purewater.
Communities near Purewater ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Purewater.
- Cohagen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohagen
- Cohagen is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohagen <5>
- Brockway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Brockway is located in McCone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <5>
- Hillside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Garfield 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 Purewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purewater.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Purewater. See our Newspapers Page for Purewater.
Adding Purewater to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Purewater in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Purewater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Purewater post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Purewater.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Purewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purewater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |