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Welcome to Quigley ...

Quigley is located in Granite County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quigley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Quigley is 3,850 feet [1,173 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Quigley is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Quigley and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Quigley: 406

Communities Also Named Quigley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Quigley: This one is located in Granite County and the other is located in Powell County.

Beyond Montana, there are 9 communities that are also named Quigley - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Quigley ...

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

  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Piltzville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Piltzville is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piltzville
  • Bonner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Garnet ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Garnet is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
  • Stump Town ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stump Town is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Hall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Milltown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quigley ...

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

Adding Quigley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quigley 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 (so far) for Quigley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Quigley post office opened in 1896. The Quigley post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quigley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Granite, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quigley - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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