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Welcome to Salt Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Salt Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Salt Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Salt Creek, please Contact Us.


Salt Creek would have been located within present day Fergus County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Salt Creek: Salt Crk. (or less commonly used: Salt Ck. or Salt Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Salt Creek is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Salt Creek is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Salt Creek was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Salt Creek was located: 406

Communities Also Named Salt Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Salt Creek - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Salt Creek ...

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

  • Winifred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Christina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Christina is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
  • Kendall ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kendall is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Roy Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
  • Hilger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Danvers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Danvers is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Judith ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Judith is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judith
  • Maiden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maiden is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Denton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis

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

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

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

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 Salt Creek, 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 Fergus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salt Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.