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Welcome to Rumsey ...

Rumsey is located in Granite County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rumsey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Rumsey is 5,770 feet [1,759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rumsey is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rumsey: 406

Communities Also Named Rumsey ...

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

Beyond Montana, there are 7 communities that are also named Rumsey - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Rumsey ...

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

  • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
  • Philipsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Southern Cross ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
  • Cable City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Stone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stone is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Stump Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
  • Sunnyside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Anaconda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rumsey ...

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

Adding Rumsey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rumsey post office opened in 1888. The Rumsey post office closed in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rumsey.

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 Rumsey - 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/