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Welcome to Riebeling ...

Riebeling is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riebeling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Riebeling is 3,760 feet [1,146 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Riebeling is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Riebeling: 406

Communities near Riebeling ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Simms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Augusta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fort Shaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Sun River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Choteau
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
    • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
    • Dearborn City
    • Dearborn
  • Power
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riebeling ...

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

Adding Riebeling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Riebeling 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 Riebeling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Riebeling post office opened in 1913. The Riebeling post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riebeling.

Footnotes ...

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