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Welcome to Ross Fork ...

Ross Fork is located in Fergus County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Ross Fork: Ross Frk.

Ross Fork is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ross Fork is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ross Fork: 406

Communities Also Named Ross Fork ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ross Fork - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Ross Fork ...

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

  • Lewistown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hobson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <3>
  • Moore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glengarry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
  • Danvers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Danvers is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Moccasin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lewistown Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
  • Straw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Straw is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
  • Kendall ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendall is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 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 Ross Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ross Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ross Fork ...

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

Adding Ross Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ross Fork post office opened in 1913. The Ross Fork post office closed in 1969.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ross Fork.

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 Ross Fork - 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/